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Melvin Barry Hines
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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 novels Looks and Smiles and The Gamekeeper, and the 1977 two-part television drama The Price of Coal. He also wrote the television film Threads, which depicts the impact of a nuclear war on Sheffield.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1939-06-30
- event Death Date 2016-03-13
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 0.9
- info Birth Place Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Threads
1984-09-23
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The Gamekeeper
1980-09-20
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Looks and Smiles
1981-09-09
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Kes
1970-04-03
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Kes
1970-04-03
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Speech Day
1973-03-26
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The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1977-03-29
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The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
1977-04-05
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Two Men from Derby
1976-02-21
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The Gamekeeper
1980-09-20
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Shooting Stars
1990-05-17
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Billy's Last Stand
1971-02-04
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Born Kicking
1992-09-20
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Looks and Smiles
1981-09-09