John Osborne

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-12-12 (65 years old)

Deathday

1994-12-24

Place of Birth

Fulham, London, England

John Osborne

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre. In a productive life of more than 40 years, Osborne explored many themes and genres, writing for stage, film and TV. His personal life was extravagant and iconoclastic. He was notorious for the ornate violence of his language, not only on behalf of the political causes he supported but also against his own family, including his wives and children. Osborne was one of the first writers to addre...

Acting

1971

Get Carter

as Kinnear

1980

Flash Gordon

as Arborian Priest

1968

The Parachute

as Werner Roger

1970

First Love

as Maidanov

Production

1963

Tom Jones

as Screenplay

1985

Colonel Redl

as Screenplay

1960

The Entertainer

as Screenplay

1959

Look Back in Anger

as Theatre Play

1989

1976

1981

1974

1995

1974

Luther

as Writer

1981

Hedda Gabler

as Adaptation

1980

1960

The Entertainer

as Theatre Play

1993

1993

The Entertainer

as Theatre Play

1968

Luther

as Writer

1959

Look Back in Anger

as Additional Dialogue

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