Barry Hines
Writing•Born June 30, 1939•Died March 13, 2016 (age 76)•Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
An English author, playwright, screenwriter and amateur footballer. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire. He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach's film Kes (1969). He collaborated with Loach on adaptations of his novels Looks and Smiles and The Gamekeeper, and the 1977 two-part television drama The Price of Coal. He also wrote the television film Threads, which depicts the impact of a nuclear war on Sheffield.
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Personal Info
DepartmentWriting
BirthdayJune 30, 1939
Day of DeathMarch 13, 2016
Place of BirthBarnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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