John McGrath

Writer

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.

Born: July 1, 1935 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Died: January 22, 2002 (Age 66)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil Movie		Actor	Various	1974
imagine... The Factory: Made in Manchester Movie		Actor	Self - interviewed guest
Aberdeen Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	7	Production	Co-Producer	2000
Billion Dollar Brain Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6	Writing	Screenplay	1967
Carrington Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Production	Producer	1995
Robin Hood Movie	5.8	Writing	Writer	1991
The Bofors Gun Movie	6.5	Writing	Writer	1968
The Dressmaker Movie	6.1	Production	Executive Producer, Writer	1988
The Reckoning Movie	6.6	Writing	Screenplay	1970
The Virgin Soldiers Movie	5.9	Writing	Writer	1969
Mairi Mhor Movie	7.7	Writing	Writer	1994
Orkney Movie	6.9	Writing	Writer	1971
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil Movie		Writing	Writer	1974
The Adventures of Frank: Seeds of Ice Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1980
The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1980
Shotgun Movie		Directing	Director, Producer, Script
The Day of Ragnarok Movie		Directing	Director, Producer
Exit 19 Movie		Production	Producer	1966
Blood Red Roses Movie		Directing	Director, Writer	1986
The Bouncing Boy Movie		Writing	Writer	1972
Double Bill Movie		Directing	Director	1969
Half The Picture Movie	9.3	Production	Producer, Writer	1996
The Long Roads Movie	6.9	Writing	Writer, Executive Producer	1993
The Diary of a Nobody Movie		Writing	Writer, Producer	1964
Play for Today TV Show	7.6	Directing	Director 2 Episodes	1970-1984
Z Cars TV Show	6.8	Directing	Director 6 Episodes	1962-1978
Border Warfare TV Show	9.5	Directing	Director, Writer, Creator 3 Episodes	1990
Six TV Show		Directing	Director 1 Episode	1964
Ende der Vorstellung 24 Uhr Movie		Writing	Novel	1970
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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