Statements (159)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright gptkb:essayist gptkb:Writer gptkb:Novelist |
| gptkbp:active_years_end |
gptkb:1984
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| gptkbp:active_years_start |
gptkb:1920
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:socialism
gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Literature gptkb:BBC gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:The_British_Academy gptkb:The_BBC gptkb:theater gptkb:mysticism |
| gptkbp:award |
gptkb:CBE
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Play
gptkb:CBE gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1894-09-13
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| gptkbp:born |
September 13, 1894
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| gptkbp:born_in |
gptkb:Bradford,_England
|
| gptkbp:born_on |
September 13, 1894
|
| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:William_Priestley
John Priestley David Priestley Alice Priestley Anne Priestley Catherine Priestley Cecilia Priestley Charlotte Priestley Christopher Priestley Clara Priestley Cora Priestley Daisy Priestley Deborah Priestley Diana Priestley Dora Priestley Eleanor Priestley Elizabeth Priestley Estelle Priestley Esther Priestley Florence Priestley Grace Priestley Hannah Priestley Helen Priestley Isabella Priestley Ivy Priestley Julia Priestley Laura Priestley Leah Priestley Lily Priestley Lydia Priestley Mabel Priestley Margaret Priestley Martha Priestley Michael Priestley Mina Priestley Minnie Priestley Miriam Priestley Naomi Priestley Nellie Priestley Nina Priestley Olive Priestley Pearl Priestley Peter Priestley Rachel Priestley Rebecca Priestley Richard Priestley Robert Priestley Rosa Priestley Rose Priestley Ruth Priestley Sarah Priestley Sophie Priestley Sylvia Priestley Tina Priestley Tony Priestley Ursula Priestley Vera Priestley Victoria Priestley Violet Priestley Willa Priestley Yvonne Priestley Zelda Priestley Zoe Priestley |
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:4
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| gptkbp:death_date |
1984-08-14
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| gptkbp:died |
August 14, 1984
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| gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:London,_England
|
| gptkbp:died_on |
August 14, 1984
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
gptkb:Character_development
gptkb:character_development Historical fiction Social commentary Social criticism social commentary Time travel themes time travel themes Mystery elements |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:science_fiction gptkb:drama gptkb:non-fiction Essays social criticism |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
J. B. Priestley
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkb:David_Mamet gptkb:Tom_Stoppard gptkb:John_Braine |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:H._G._Wells
gptkb:Charles_Dickens gptkb:George_Bernard_Shaw |
| gptkbp:inspired |
gptkb:Post-war_British_Drama
gptkb:Modern_British_Theatre gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Absurd |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:British
|
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
Cultural commentary
Contributions to British literature Pioneering modern drama |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
' We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.'
' Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.' ' The future is not a gift, it is an achievement.' ' The past is not dead. It is not even past.' ' Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.' |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_39_Steps
gptkb:The_Time_Machine gptkb:The_Last_Holiday gptkb:An_Inspector_Calls gptkb:The_Angel_Pavement gptkb:The_Glass_Cage The 24th of June The 31st of June The Linden Tree Time and the Conways |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright gptkb:essayist gptkb:Novelist |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Bradford,_England
Bradford |
| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:London
gptkb:London,_England gptkb:Alveston,_England |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Jacqueline_W._Priestley
Edith E. Priestley |
| gptkbp:website |
jbpriestley.com
www.jbpriestley.co.uk |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bradford,_England
gptkb:Victor_Gollancz_Ltd gptkb:The_Last_of_Mrs._Cheyney gptkb:Leeds gptkb:Halifax,_England gptkb:Victor_Gollancz_Ltd. gptkb:play |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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