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John Boynton Priestley (* 13. September 1894 in Bradford; † 14. August 1984 in Stratford-upon-Avon) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, Journalist und Literaturkritiker .
John Boynton Priestley OM (/ ˈ p r iː s t l i /; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice.
Ein Inspektor kommt (Originaltitel: An Inspector Calls) ist ein soziales Drama des englischen Autors John Boynton Priestley und eines seiner bekanntesten Werke. Priestley schrieb es 1944/45 innerhalb einer einzigen Woche. Die Uraufführung fand noch im Erscheinungsjahr in Moskau statt, da die Londoner Theater ausgebucht waren.
J. B. Priestley was a British novelist, playwright, and essayist, noted for his varied output and his ability for shrewd characterization. Priestley served in the infantry in World War I (1914–19) and then studied English literature at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1922). He thereafter worked.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biography. About J.B. Priestley: The Last Great Man of English Letters. John Priestley (he added Boynton later on) was born in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire on 13 September 1894. His father, Jonathan, was a pioneering schoolmaster, his mother, Emma, had been a mill girl.
Learn about the life and works of J.B.Priestley, a prolific and versatile author of novels, plays, essays, biographies and travel books. Explore his early years in Yorkshire, his wartime broadcasts, his experiments with time and his views on society.
JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls TOURING. The legendary National Theatre Production of An Inspector Calls has begun touring again from the 9th September 2022, with dates available at theatres across England, Scotland and Wales until May 2023.
