John McGrath

John McGrath

Writing

Birthday

1935/07/01

Day of death

2002/01/22 (66 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Also know as

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Biography

Born in Birkenhead from Irish Catholic stock, John McGrath was a British playwright, screenwriter. producer, director and socialist who took up the cause of Scottish independence and the principles of a radical, popular theatre with the creation of the 7:84 theatre company alongside his wife, Elizabeth MacLennan, and brother-in-law, David MacLennan. His most famous plays are arguably The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil which was brought to television in 1974 by John Mackenzie for the ...Read more

Acting
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
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(2023) imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester

as Self - interviewed guest

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
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(1974) The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

as Various