biography
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McGrath, John (Peter)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1935–2002)
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| biography:
| Playwright and theatre director, born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, NW England, UK. Between 1958 and 1961 he was a television director with the BBC, and wrote scripts for Z Cars. He founded the 7:84 Theatre Company in 1971, and was their artistic director until 1988. His many popular political plays include Fish in the Sea (1975), Yobbo Nowt (1978), and Swings and Roundabouts (1981). Later works include: John Brown's Body (1990), Watching for Dolphins (1991), The Wicked Old Man (1992), and The Last of the MacEachans (1996). |
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