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Priestley, J B
| Priestley was born on 13th September 1894 in Manningham, Bradford. |
| Priestley’s mother died when he was two years old. |
| He left Belle Vue Grammar School aged 16 and went to work as a clerk at the wool firm Helm and Co. |
| Priestley started writing at night and had some articles published in both local and London newspapers. Yorkshire was a large influence on his work. |
| On 7th September, he volunteered to join the 10th Battalion, the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. |
| He was badly wounded in June and spent months convalescing. |
| Priestley was commissioned as an officer in the Devonshire Regiment and posted back to France. |
| After the war, he studied for a degree in Modern History and Politics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. |
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J. B. Priestley
English writer (1894–1984)
For other people named similarly, see Priestley (disambiguation).
J. B. Priestley OM | |
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J. B. Priestley at work in the study at his home in Highgate, London, 1940 | |
| Born | (1894-09-13)13 September 1894 Manningham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 14 August 1984(1984-08-14) (aged 89) Alveston, Warwickshire, England |
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| Period | 20th century |
| Spouse | Pat Tempest (m. 1921; died 1925)Jane Wyndham-Lewis (m. 1925; div. 1953) |
| Children | 5, including Sylvia, Mary and Tom |
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John Boynton PriestleyOM (; 13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.[1]
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
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The J. B. Priestley Archive
J. B. Priestley
Writer, broadcaster and critic J. B. Priestley (1894-1984) may be best known for his "time plays", such as An Inspector Calls, for enduringly popular novels like The Good Companions and Angel Pavement and for his wartime broadcasts, the Postscripts. However, he also wrote essays, autobiography, social history and time theory. Priestley was active in politics, although never a member of any party, expressing his concerns (for instance about the nuclear arms race) through commentary and campaigning.
Born and brought up in Bradford, Priestley used his Yorkshire background in some of his finest works, such as Bright Day and When we are married. His connections with the city were later marked by the statue near Central Library and the naming of the J. B. Priestley Library at the University of Bradford, which he officially opened in 1975. The University awarded him the title of honorary Doctor of Letters in 1970, and he was awarded the freedom of the City of Bradford in 1973 and the
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