Barry Hines
Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL (30 June 1939 – 18 March 2016) was an English author, playwright and screenwriter. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire.
Barry Hines | |
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| Born | Melvin Barry Hines 30 June 1939 Hoyland, England |
| Died | 18 March 2016 (aged 76) Hoyland, England |
| Education | Ecclesfield Grammar School |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1966–2009 |
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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