Alan Sillitoe
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Alan Sillitoe was an English writer best known for his gritty, working-class novels and screenplays such as "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" and "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner," which became key works of the British New Wave.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Honorary degree from Nottingham Trent University ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-03-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-04-25 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sillitoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | factory worker ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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working-class fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | British New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | depicting working-class life in Nottingham ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
British New Wave
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kitchen sink realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alan Sillitoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| screenplayBy |
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ruth Fainlight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Start in Life
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Key to the Door NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday Night and Sunday Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death of William Posters NERFINISHED ⓘ The General NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ragman’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Storyteller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Colin Smith