John McGrath

John McGrath

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 Play for Today strand, and Events While Guarding The Bofors Gun which was made into the film The Bofors Gun in 1968. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Billion Dollar Brain, The Virgin Soldiers, The Reckoning, The Dressmaker and 1991's Robin Hood, and produced films such as Carrington and Aberdeen.

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  • Popularity: 1.163
  • Aithnichte airson: Writing
  • Co-là-breith: 1935-07-01
  • Àite breith: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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  • 2023
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  • 1974
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    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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  • 1970
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    Fade to Black

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  • 1967
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    Billion Dollar Brain

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  • 1993
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    The Long Roads

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  • 1996
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  • 1996
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    Half The Picture

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  • 1994
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    Mairi Mhor

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  • 1986
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    Blood Red Roses

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  • 1986
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    Blood Red Roses

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  • 1964
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    The Diary of a Nobody

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  • 1974
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    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

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  • 1970
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    Ende der Vorstellung 24 Uhr

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  • 1991
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    Robin Hood

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    Aberdeen

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  • 1966
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    Exit 19

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  • 1995
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    Carrington

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  • 1966
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    Shotgun

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  • 1965
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    The Day of Ragnarok

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  • 1970
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    The Reckoning

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  • 1972
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    The Bouncing Boy

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    The Long Roads

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  • 1971
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    Orkney

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  • 1968
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    The Bofors Gun

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  • 1988
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    The Dressmaker

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  • 1969
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    The Virgin Soldiers

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  • 1988
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    The Dressmaker

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  • 1969
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    Double Bill

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  • 1980
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    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

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    The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something

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    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

    The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice

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  • 1970
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