Alun Owen

Writing·Nov 24, 1925·Menai Bridge, Wales

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Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Film	Credit
The Beatles2025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Things They Said Today2002 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Unexplained Laughter1989 · Writer	Writer
NNorma1974 · Writer	Writer
Lucky1974 · Writer	Writer
Pal1971 · Writer	Writer
FFunny1971 · Writer	Writer
No Trams to Lime Street1970 · Writer	Writer
TThe Ladies: Doreen1969 · Writer	Writer
TThe Ladies: Joan1969 · Writer	Writer
Male of the Species1969 · Writer	Writer
GGareth1968 · Writer	Writer
Charlie1968 · Writer	Writer
TThief1968 · Writer	Writer
SStella1968 · Writer	Writer
George's Room1967 · Writer	Writer
SShelter1967 · Writer	Writer
A Hard Day's Night1964 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Servant1963 · People in Restaurant: Curate	People in Restaurant: Curate
TThe Hard Knock1962 · Writer	Writer
TThe Rose Affair1961 · Writer	Writer
Lena, O My Lena1960 · Writer	Writer
The Criminal1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
AAfter the Funeral1960 · Writer	Writer
I'm All Right Jack1959 · TV Producer	TV Producer
In the Wake of a Stranger1959 · Ferris	Ferris
Every Day Except Christmas1957 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
Valley of Song1953 · Pritchard	Pritchard