J. B. Priestley

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English writer broadcaster essayist human novelist playwright social commentator

J. B. Priestley was a prominent 20th-century English novelist, playwright, and social commentator, best known for works such as "An Inspector Calls."

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
J. B. Priestley canonical 5
Priestley 2
John Boynton Priestley 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English writer ⓘ
broadcaster ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
social commentator ⓘ
awardReceived The Order of the Companions of Honour ⓘ
surface form: Companion of Honour

Order of Merit ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1894-09-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1984-08-14 ⓘ
educatedAt Trinity Hall, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
familyName J. B. Priestley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Priestley
fullName J. B. Priestley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John Boynton Priestley
genre drama ⓘ
novel ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
middleName Boynton ⓘ
movement socialism ⓘ
notableIdea time theories in drama ⓘ
notableWork An Inspector Calls (stage) ⓘ
surface form: An Inspector Calls

Angel Pavement ⓘ
Dangerous Corner ⓘ
The Good Companions (1933 film) ⓘ
surface form: The Good Companions

Time and the Conways ⓘ
When We Are Married ⓘ
occupation broadcaster ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bradford ⓘ
England ⓘ
West Riding of Yorkshire ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
Stratford-on-Avon ⓘ
surface form: Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwickshire ⓘ
politicalAlignment left-wing ⓘ
servedIn British Army ⓘ
spouse Emily Tempest ⓘ
Jacquetta Hawkes ⓘ
Jane Wyndham-Lewis ⓘ
wrote An Inspector Calls (stage) ⓘ
surface form: An Inspector Calls

Angel Pavement ⓘ
The Good Companions (1933 film) ⓘ
surface form: The Good Companions

Time and the Conways ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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Trinity Hall, Cambridge → hasAlumni → J. B. Priestley ⓘ
City of London School → hasNotableAlumnus → J. B. Priestley ⓘ
The Bodley Head → notableAuthorPublished → J. B. Priestley ⓘ
J. B. Priestley → fullName → J. B. Priestley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Boynton Priestley
J. B. Priestley → familyName → J. B. Priestley self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Priestley
Raymond Priestley → familyName → J. B. Priestley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Priestley
An Inspector Calls (stage) → basedOnWorkAuthor → J. B. Priestley ⓘ
Victor Gollancz Ltd → published → J. B. Priestley ⓘ