J.B. Priestley (1894-1984), Writer
John Boynton ('J.B.') Priestley
Sitter in 90 portraits
J. B. Priestley, the Bradford-born dramatist, novelist and essayist had made his name by the early 1930s with The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930). His first West End Play, Dangerous Corner was staged in 1932 and followed by numerous successes including Time and the Conways (1937), The Linden Tree (1948) and An Inspector Calls (1947), this last still proving hugely popular today in Stephen Daldry's production. During the Second World War Priestley's radio 'Postscripts' on Sunday evenings made him an international figure.
J.B. Priestley as the drunken photographer in “When we are married”
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x13526
J.B. Priestley as the drunken photographer in “When we are married”
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x13542
J.B. Priestley as the drunken photographer in “When we are married”
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x13543
J.B. Priestley; Maurice Lambert
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
vintage print, August 1948
NPG x184067
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