John McGrath
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-07-01 (67 years old)
Deathday
2002-01-22
Place of Birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known As
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John McGrath
Biography
Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays fo...
Acting
2023
as Self - interviewed guest
1974
Production
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as Producer
1967
as Screenplay
1993
as Writer
1996
as Producer
1996
as Writer
1994
as Writer
1986
as Director
1986
as Writer
1964
as Writer
1964
as Producer
1974
1970
as Novel
1991
as Writer
2000
as Co-Producer
1966
as Producer
1995
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1966
as Script
1966
as Director
1965
as Producer
1965
as Director
1970
as Screenplay
1972
as Writer
1993
as Executive Producer
1971
as Writer
1988
as Executive Producer
1968
as Writer
1988
as Writer
1969
as Writer
1969
as Director
1980
as Director
1980
1980
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