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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.
John Osborne was a British playwright and film producer who wrote Look Back in Anger, the first of the Angry Young Men movement. He also wrote The Entertainer, Tom Jones, and other plays that explored contemporary themes of class, identity, and rebellion.
Learn about the life and career of John Osborne, one of the most influential British playwrights of the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote classics such as Look Back in Anger, The Entertainer, and Luther, and won an Oscar for Tom Jones.
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.
John Osborne was a British playwright and screenwriter who revolutionized English-speaking theater with his works such as Look Back in Anger and The Entertainer. He won an Oscar for his adaptation of Tom Jones and a Tony for Luther, and was a vocal critic of the British establishment.
Learn about John Osborne, the author of "Look Back in Anger" and a pioneer of modern British drama. Discover his life, career, legacy, and controversies in this biography.
John James Osborne (December 12, 1929 – December 24, 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter, and critic of The Establishment. The stunning success of his 1956 play, Look Back in Anger, transformed English theater.
