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John Osborne (1929-1994) was an influential English playwright, screenwriter, and political activist. He is best known for his kitchen sink dramas, such as Look Back in Anger, The Entertainer, and Tom Jones, which reflected the social realism and disillusionment of post-war Britain.
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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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 7, 2005 · Learn about the life and work of John Osborne, the playwright who revolutionized British theatre with his "angry young man" plays. Find out how he spent his happiest years in Shropshire and where he and his wife are buried.
Jun 15, 2024 · The Almeida Theatre is to stage John Osborne’s 1956 play Look Back in Anger this Autumn, but what will today’s younger generation make of it?
- Robin Ashenden
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.
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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.
