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Allen was born in the Miles Platting area of Manchester, Lancashire, on 7 October 1926, the second child of Kitty and Jack Allen, Roman Catholics of Irish descent. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Allen left school at the age of 13 to work in a wire factory. He had various jobs during the war, before being called up into the Army in ...
Jim Allen was born on 7 October 1926 in Manchester, UK. He was a writer, known for Raining Stones (1993), Coronation Street (1960) and The Wednesday Play (1964). He died on 24 June 1999 in Middleton, Manchester, UK.
- October 7, 1926
- June 24, 1999
Allen was born into a Catholic family in the Miles Platting area of Manchester in 1926. His father worked on the railways and his mother was a presser in the clothing trade. Leaving school at 13, he worked in a sheet metal shop and a fish market, before joining his brother John in the local clothing trade. In 1944 he joined the army and served ...
Jim Allen, playwright and script-writer: born Manchester 7 October 1926; married (two sons, three daughters); died Manchester 24 June 1999. More about Employment Granada Ken Loach Rescue.
Jan 8, 2015 · Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the socialist playwright Jim Allen. In 1978, Eccleston was inspired to work in television after watching the BBC Play For Today: The Spongers.
May 21, 2005 · A UNIQUE archive of books and papers used by Middleton playwright Jim Allen has been opened. men. Bookmark. Share; News. By. Manchester Evening News. 08:34, 21 MAY 2005; Updated 20:50, 21 JAN 2013;
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Christopher returns to Manchester to discover more about Jim Allen, the playwright behind The Spongers - a man who "wrote beautifully about real people's lives". His many works include Days Of ...
