J.B. Priestley
(1894-1984), WriterJohn Boynton ('J.B.') Priestley
Sitter in 92 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 Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1926
NPG x13544
Sir Hugh Walpole; J.B. Priestley
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 1930
NPG x17024
Winifred Mary Jane Priestley (née Holland); J.B. Priestley
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x13529
by Howard Coster
bromide print on textured paper, 1937
NPG x2073
by Howard Coster
cream-toned bromesco print, 1937
NPG x2074
by Howard Coster
bromide print, 1937
NPG Ax136107
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
vintage print, circa 1938
NPG x194310
George Carney; J.B. Priestley as the drunken photographer in “When we are married”
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x13533
J.B. Priestley as the drunken photographer in “When we are married”
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x13540
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x13541
J.B. Priestley; Maurice Lambert
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide press print, August 1948
NPG x184067
by John Gay
bromide fibre print, 1949
NPG x47299
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126526
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126527
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126528
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126529
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126530
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126531
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126532
by John Gay
vintage bromide print, 1949
NPG x126533
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