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  • B. Priestley

    English writer (1894–1984)

    For other people named similarly, see Priestley (disambiguation).

    J. B. Priestley


    OM

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    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
    Died14 August 1984(1984-08-14) (aged 89)
    Alveston, Warwickshire, England
    Occupation
    • Novelist
    • playwright
    • screenwriter
    • broadcaster
    • commentator
    Period20th century
    Spouse

    Pat Tempest

    (m. 1921; died 1925)​

    Jane Wyndham-Lewis

    (m. 1925; div. 1953)​
    Children5, 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,