Known For
Writing
Born
Jul 01, 1935
Died
Jan 22, 2002
Place of Birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Credits
35 titles
John McGrath
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester
Self - interviewed guest
Making Reel History
Self
Aberdeen
Co-Producer
My Life in Pink
Co-Producer
Half the Picture
Writer
Carrington
Producer
Mairi Mhor
Writer
The Long Roads
Writer
Robin Hood
Writer
Border Warfare
Director
The Dressmaker
Writer
Blood Red Roses
Director
Screen Two
Writer
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice
Director
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something
Director
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Various
The Bouncing Boy
Writer
Orkney
Writer
Play for Today
Writer / Director
Ende der Vorstellung 24 Uhr
Novel
The Reckoning
Screenplay
The Virgin Soldiers
Writer
Double Bill
Director
The Bofors Gun
Writer
Billion Dollar Brain
Screenplay
Exit 19
Producer
Shotgun
Director
Five More
Director
The Day of Ragnarok
Director
Six
Writer
The Diary of a Nobody
Writer
The Wednesday Play
Director
Diary of a Young Man
Writer
Z-Cars
Director
Fade to Black
Producer