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.
by Bernard Lee ('Bern') Schwartz
dye transfer print, 8 June 1978
NPG P1239
Jacquetta Hawkes; J.B. Priestley
by Lord Snowdon
vintage bromide print, 29 May 1980
NPG P817
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13518
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative
NPG x13539
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13544
Sir Hugh Walpole; J.B. Priestley
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 1930
NPG x17024
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