J. B. Priestley

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

BBC: The Voice of Britain

Britain at Bay

as Narrator

On the Road with J.B. Priestley and The Good Companions

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

as Self

Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go: Raymond Chandler

as Himself