J. B. Priestley
English writer
1894
-
1984
country of citizenship:
United Kingdom
educated at:
Trinity Hall
occupation:
novelist, playwright, librettist, writer, journalist, literary critic, science fiction writer, children's writer
award received:
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
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John Boynton Priestley, OM (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984), known by his pen name J.B. Priestley, was an English novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, social commentator and broadcaster.
His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice. Many of his plays are structured around a time slip, and he went on to develop a new theory of time, with different dimensions that link past, present, and future.
In 1940, he broadcast a series of short propaganda radio shows that were credited with strengthening civilian morale during the Battle of Britain. His left-wing beliefs brought him into conflict with the government, and influenced the birth of the welfare state. The programme was eventually cancelled by the BBC for being too critical of the government.
He is perhaps best known for his popular 1945 play An Inspector Calls.
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