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John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor, and entrepreneur, who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in post-war theatre. [1] [2] [3] Born in London, he briefly worked as a journalist [4] before starting out in theatre as a stage manager and actor. [5]
John Osborne (born December 12, 1929, London, England—died December 24, 1994, Shropshire) was a British playwright and film producer whose Look Back in Anger (performed 1956) ushered in a new movement in British drama and made him known as the first of the Angry Young Men.
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The Oscar-winning screenwriter John Osborne, better known as one of the most important British playwrights of the 1950s generation that revolutionized English-speaking theater, was born on December 12, 1929 in London, England.
- December 12, 1929
- December 24, 1994
Look Back in Anger (1956) is a realist play written by John Osborne. It focuses on the life and marital struggles of an intelligent and educated but disaffected young man of working-class origin, Jimmy Porter, and his equally competent yet impassive upper-middle-class wife Alison.
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The Oscar-winning screenwriter John Osborne, better known as one of the most important British playwrights of the 1950s generation that revolutionized English-speaking theater, was born on December 12, 1929 in London, England.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Shropshire, England, UK
Dec 24, 2014 · John Osborne died 20 years ago today. In this obituary, published in the Guardian in 1994, Michael Billington reflects on the playwright’s life and legacy
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