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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1939
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Kesu
- Kestrel for a Knave
- Kes
- Threads and other Sheffield plays
- Kes
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Film & TV
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
An English author, playwright, screenwriter and amateur footballer. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire. He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach's film Kes (1969). He collaborated with Loach on adaptations of his…
Known for
- Survivors: The Spectre of Threads — Self (archive footage)2025
- Greg Davies: Looking for Kes — Self (archive Footage)2019
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1944-09-22
voice actor
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10
- Total plays
- 79
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Barry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hoyland
- Place of death
- South Yorkshire
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
Show 4 more facts
- date of death
- 2016-03-18
- date of birth
- 1939-06-30
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- name in native language
- Barry Hines
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Available in 9 languages
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