John McGrath

Producent, Författare, Skådespelare, Regissör

1 juli 1935 — 22 januari 2002 (66 år)
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.

Känd för

  • Carrington
    Carrington1995
  • Miljondollarhjärnan
    Miljondollarhjärnan1967
  • Robin Hood
    Robin Hood1991
  • Mitt liv i rosa
    Mitt liv i rosa1997
  • The Reckoning
    The Reckoning1970
  • Aberdeen
    Aberdeen2000
  • The Bofors Gun
    The Bofors Gun1968
  • Sömmerskan
    Sömmerskan1988
  • Elddopet
    Elddopet1969
  • Z Cars
    Z Cars12 seasons
  • Play for Today
    Play for Today14 seasons

Filmografi

2000
Aberdeen · as Co-Producer
1997
Ma vie en rose · as Co-Producer
1995
1988
The Dressmaker · as Executive Producer
1984
Screen Two · as Executive Producer