A. J. Cronin
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A. J. Cronin was a Scottish novelist who lived from 1896 to 1981 and became known for writing popular fiction that often explored human struggles and social issues. His works, which include novels like *The Citadel* and *The Keys of the Kingdom*, achieved widespread readership and were adapted into successful films and television programs.
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- 1896-07-19
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- 1981-01-06
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Archibald Joseph Cronin, MB, ChB, MD, DPH, MRCP (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish novelist and physician. His best-known works are Hatter's Castle, The Stars Look Down, The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years, all of which were adapted to film. He also created the Dr. Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the popular BBC…
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Archibald Joseph Cronin (Cronogue) (19 July 1896 – 6 January 1981) was a Scottish physician and novelist. His best-known novel is The Citadel (1937), about a Scottish physician who serves in a Welsh mining village before achieving success in London, where he becomes disillusioned about the venality and incompetence of some doctors. Cronin knew both areas, as a medical inspector of mines and as a physician in Harley Street. The book exposed unfairness and malpractice in British medicine and helped to inspire the National Health Service.
The Stars Look Down, set in the North East of England, is another of his best-selling novels inspired by his work among miners. Both novels have been filmed, as have Hatter's Castle, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years. His 1935 novella Country Doctor inspired a long-running BBC radio and TV series, Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971), set in the 1920s. There was a follow-up series in 1993–1996.
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1896 births1981 deaths20th-century British short story writers20th-century English male writers20th-century English novelists20th-century Scottish autobiographers20th-century Scottish dramatists and playwrights20th-century Scottish essayists20th-century Scottish screenwriters20th-century Scottish surgeonsAlumni of the University of Glasgow