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Osborne lived in rural Shropshire for the last eight years of his life, during which time he wrote a diary for the conservative magazine The Spectator, and his public image shifted to that of a country gentleman.
29 mar 2024 · John Osborne (born December 12, 1929, London, England—died December 24, 1994, Shropshire) was a British playwright and film producer whose Look Back in Anger (performed 1956) ushered in a new movement in British drama and made him known as the first of the Angry Young Men.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
24 dic 2014 · Osborne’s life was changed by fame and success. He married Mary Ure. He bought houses in Chelsea and the Kent countryside. He earned a bob or two.
Personal Life and Relationships. Throughout his life, Osborne had a tumultuous personal life and turbulent relationships. He was married five times, and many of his relationships were marked by infidelity and mistreatment. His marriages were often unhappy, except for his last marriage to Helen Dawson, a former arts journalist and critic.
25 nov 2015 · John Osborne, the writer of 'Look Back in Anger' and 'The Entertainer', was hailed as Britain's most provocative playwright.
- Peter Whitebrook
Look Back in Anger (1956) is a realist play written by John Osborne. It focuses on the life and marital struggles of an intelligent and educated but disaffected young man of working-class origin, Jimmy Porter, and his equally competent yet impassive upper-middle-class wife Alison.
Osborne's personal life was marked by conflict and controversy. He was married twice, and both marriages ended in divorce. He was a heavy drinker and was often involved in public feuds, including a highly publicized row with the critic Kenneth Tynan.
