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John Osborne

Writing

0.8 Popularity Dec 12, 1929 (65 years old) Fulham, London, England

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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, ...

Biography

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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 address Britain's purpose in the post-imperial age. He was the first to question the point of the monarchy on a prominent public stage. During his peak (1956–1966), he helped make contempt an acceptable and now even cliched onstage emotion, argued for the cleansing wisdom of bad behaviour and bad taste, and combined unsparing truthfulness with devastating wit.

 

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Filmography 46

2021
1995
1993
The Entertainer Movie

Writer

1993
The Entertainer Movie

Theatre Play

1991
Performance TV

Writer

1989
1985
Colonel Redl Movie

Screenplay

1985
A Better Class of Person Movie

as Narrator

1985
1985
1981
Hedda Gabler Movie

Adaptation

1981
Very Like a Whale Movie

Writer

Photos 1

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Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Male
Birthday December 12, 1929 (65 years old)
Died December 24, 1994
Place of Birth Fulham, London, England
Years Active 1959 - 2024
Popularity 0.8
Career Stats
46 Total Credits
9 Movie Roles
3 TV Roles
1 Photos