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J. B. Priestley

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 13, 1894(89)

Day of Death

August 14, 1984

Place of Birth

Bradford, England

Also Known As

John Boynton PriestleyДж.Б.ПристлиДжон Бойнтон ПристлиJohn B. PriestleyJ.B. Priestly

J. B. Priestley

Writing

Biography

John Boynton Priestley OM was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction. 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.

Known For

Filmography