Alun Owen

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-11-24 (69 years old)

Deathday

1994-11-06

Place of Birth

Menai Bridge, Wales

Alun Owen

Biography

Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Acting

1963

The Servant

as People in Restaurant: Curate

1959

I'm All Right Jack

as TV Producer

1953

Valley of Song

as Pritchard

2002

Things They Said Today

as Self (archive footage)

1957

Every Day Except Christmas

as Narrator (voice)

2025

The Beatles

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1964

A Hard Day's Night

as Screenplay

1960

The Criminal

as Screenplay

1969

1960

1967

Shelter

as Writer

1968

Stella

as Writer

1967

George's Room

as Writer

1968

Thief

as Writer

1962

1974

Norma

as Writer

1971

Funny

as Writer

1960

1961

1971

Pal

as Writer

1974

Lucky

as Writer

1968

Gareth

as Writer

1969

1969

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