John Osborne: John Osborne. Writer: Tom Jones. The Oscar-winning screenwriter John Osborne, better known as one of the most important British playwrights of the 1950s generation that revolutionized English-speaking theater, was born on December 12, 1929 in London, England. His father, Thomas Godfrey Osborne, a native of Newport, Monmouthshire, was a copywriter, and his mother, Nellie, was a Cockney barmaid. John's father died in 1941 when he was 11 years old. The...
Known For: Tom Jones (Writer), Get Carter (Cyril Kinnear), The Entertainer (Writer), Flash Gordon (Arborian Priest)