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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: A Man of His Words. Christopher Eccleston looks at the life and works of the Socialist playwright Jim Allen. BBC Radio 4 Extra
Jim Allen (playwright) is a British playwright and screenwriter. He was born on 7 October 1926 in Miles Platting, Manchester, England. He is best known for his plays about working-class life in the North of England, such as Perdition (1987) and In the Company of Men (1989).
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 ...
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.
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
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May 21, 2005 · A UNIQUE archive of books and papers used by Middleton playwright Jim Allen has been opened. The material in the archive was used by Jim while he was developing his ideas and scripts for his TV ...
