John McGrath

Writing·Jul 1, 1935·Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester2023 · Self - interviewed guest	Self - interviewed guest
Half the Picture1996 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Carrington1995 · Producer	Producer
MMairi Mhor1994 · Writer	Writer
The Long Roads1993 · Writer	Writer
Robin Hood1991 · Writer	Writer
The Dressmaker1988 · Writer	Writer
Blood Red Roses1986 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice1980 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something1980 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil1974 · Various, Writer	Various, Writer
The Bouncing Boy1972 · Writer	Writer
Orkney1971 · Writer	Writer
The Reckoning1970 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Virgin Soldiers1969 · Writer	Writer
Double Bill1969 · Director	Director
The Bofors Gun1968 · Writer	Writer
Billion Dollar Brain1967 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Exit 191966 · Producer	Producer
SShotgun1966 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Day of Ragnarok1965 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Diary of a Nobody1964 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
FFade to BlackProducer	Producer