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J. B. Priestley

1894 - 1984

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John Boynton Priestley (; 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. 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. In 1940, he broadcast a series of short propaganda radio talks, which were credited with strengthening civilian morale during the Battle of Britain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. B. Priestley is the 2,741st most popular writer (up from 3,413th in 2019), the 2,279th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,447th in 2019) and the 254th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, J. B. Priestley ranks 2,741 out of 7,302. Before him are Isidora Sekulić, George Herbert, Sholem Asch, Giraut de Bornelh, Arnošt Muka, and Idris Bitlisi. After him are Donald E. Westlake, Marcellus of Ancyra, Shūji Terayama, Charles-Louis Philippe, Bernardo Dovizi, and Amalie Skram.

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Among people born in 1894, J. B. Priestley ranks 108. Before him are Claude Cahun, Friedrich Pollock, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Prince Igor Constantinovich of Russia, Goro Yamada, and Ángel Romano. After him are Augustín Malár, Varvara Stepanova, Khawaja Nazimuddin, Frans G. Bengtsson, E. C. Segar, and Aleksandr Khinchin. Among people deceased in 1984, J. B. Priestley ranks 103. Before him are Adam Malik, Kevin A. Lynch, Jorge Guillén, Toni Turek, Paul Ben-Haim, and Giuseppe Colombo. After him are Manuel Fleitas Solich, Uladzimir Karatkievich, Alexis Korner, Baba Sali, Knut Nordahl, and Lola Anglada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. B. Priestley ranks 2,279 out of 8,785. Before him are David Knopfler (1952), Robert Liston (1794), Jim Lea (1949), Marina Diamandis (1985), Mary McAleese (1951), and Dave Evans (1953). After him are Peter Yates (1929), Derek Jarman (1942), John Williams (1903), Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874), Shane MacGowan (1957), and Elihu Thomson (1853).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, J. B. Priestley ranks 254. Before him are David Ogilvy (1911), Anna Sewell (1820), Patrick O'Brian (1914), Wilfred Owen (1893), Branwell Brontë (1817), and George Herbert (1593). After him are Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868), Leonard Woolf (1880), Thomas Otway (1652), Taliesin (518), Robert Kerr (1755), and John Webster (1578).

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