John Osborne

John Osborne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John James Osborne (12 December 1929 – 24 December 1994) was an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of the Establishment. The success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre. In a productive life of more than 40 years, Osborne explored many themes and genres, writing for stage, film and TV. His personal life was extravagant and iconoclastic. He was notorious for the ornate violence of his language, not only on behalf of the political causes he supported but also against his own family, including his wives and children. Osborne was one of the first writers to address Britain's purpose in the post-imperial age. He was the first to question the point of the monarchy on a prominent public stage. During his peak (1956–1966), he helped make contempt an acceptable and now even cliched onstage emotion, argued for the cleansing wisdom of bad behaviour and bad taste, and combined unsparing truthfulness with devastating wit.   Description above from the Wikipedia article John Osborne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 3.533
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1929-12-12
  • Place of Birth : Fulham, London, England
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John Osborne Movies

  • 1971
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    Get Carter

    Get Carter

    7 1971 HD

    Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral....

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  • 1980
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    Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon

    6.213 1980 HD

    A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

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  • 1968
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    The Parachute

    The Parachute

    1 1968 HD

    As the Nazis grow ever more powerful in Germany, Werner grows up in an aristocratic household, hating his domineering father and making enemies in...

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  • 1970
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    First Love

    First Love

    5.2 1970 HD

    The story of two young lovers takes a tragic turn as the girl falls in love with the boy's father.

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  • 1985
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    A Better Class of Person

    A Better Class of Person

    1 1985 HD

    Adaptation of John Osborne's autobiography about his early life, showing his much-loved but frail father and combative relationship with his mother.

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  • 1961
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    A Sunday in September

    A Sunday in September

    1 1961 HD

    Documentary about the anti-nuclear demonstration staged in Trafalgar Square on 17 September 1961.

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  • 1992
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    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    The South Bank Show: Noël Coward

    1 1992 HD

    Television documentary on playwright, actor, composer, and film maker Noel Coward.

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  • 2024
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    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    7 2024 HD

    Marking the 30th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, this documentary uses powerful and unseen archive footage to demystify the tragic moment...

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  • 1978
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    Tomorrow Never Comes

    Tomorrow Never Comes

    5.1 1978 HD

    Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given...

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  • 1963
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    Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    5.916 1963 HD

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  • 1985
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    Colonel Redl

    Colonel Redl

    6.8 1985 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

    6.1 1960 HD

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  • 1959
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    Look Back in Anger

    Look Back in Anger

    6.623 1959 HD

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  • 1968
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    Inadmissible Evidence

    Inadmissible Evidence

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1989
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    Look Back in Anger

    Look Back in Anger

    9 1989 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Wedding of the Century

    The Wedding of the Century

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Wedding of the Century

    The Wedding of the Century

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1976
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    Almost a Vision

    Almost a Vision

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Hotel in Amsterdam

    The Hotel in Amsterdam

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Right Prospectus

    The Right Prospectus

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1985
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    God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

    God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

    4 1985 HD

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  • 1960
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    A Subject of Scandal and Concern

    A Subject of Scandal and Concern

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1981
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    Very Like a Whale

    Very Like a Whale

    3 1981 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Gift of Friendship

    The Gift of Friendship

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1979
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    You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

    You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1985
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    A Better Class of Person

    A Better Class of Person

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1974
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    Ms or Jill and Jack

    Ms or Jill and Jack

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1995
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    England, My England

    England, My England

    5 1995 HD

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  • 1974
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    Luther

    Luther

    5.5 1974 HD

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  • 1981
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    Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

    7 1981 HD

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  • 1980
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    Look Back in Anger

    Look Back in Anger

    4.7 1980 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

    6.1 1960 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

    7 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

    7 1993 HD

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  • 2016
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    Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer

    Branagh Theatre Live: The Entertainer

    3.5 2016 HD

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  • 2024
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    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    7 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    7 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    Kurt Cobain: Moments That Shook Music

    7 2024 HD

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  • 1968
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    Luther

    Luther

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1959
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    Look Back in Anger

    Look Back in Anger

    6.623 1959 HD

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  • 1993
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    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    1 1993 HD

    Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5.2 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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