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- NAME: John Osborne
- OCCUPATION: Theater Actor, Producer, Playwright
- BIRTH DATE: December 12, 1929
- DEATH DATE: December 24, 1994
- EDUCATION: Bellmont College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England, United Kingdom
- PLACE OF DEATH: Clun, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
- Full Name: John James Osborne
- AKA: John Osborne
Best Known For
British playwright John Osborne's Look Back in Anger ushered in a new movement in British drama and made him known as the first of the "Angry Young Men."
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Profile
John Osborne was born on December 12, 1929, in London, England. His first play, The Devil Inside Him, was written in 1950 with his friend and mentor, Stella Linden. In 1956, the English Stage Company produce his play, Look Back in Anger. In 1958, Osborne and director Tony Richardson founded Woodfall Film Productions and produced motion pictures versions of some of Osborne's plays. Osborne died in Clun, Shropshire, England, on December 24, 1994.
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