John Byrne (playwright)

John Patrick Byrne (6 January 1940 – 30 November 2023) was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, artist and designer. He wrote The Slab Boys Trilogy, plays which explore working-class life in Scotland, and the TV dramas Tutti Frutti and Your Cheatin' Heart. Byrne was also a painter, printmaker and scenic designer.

John Byrne
BornJohn Patrick Byrne
(1940-01-06)6 January 1940
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died30 November 2023(2023-11-30) (aged 83)
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
Notable works
  • The Slab Boys Trilogy
  • Tutti Frutti
  • Your Cheatin Heart
Spouse
Alice Simpson
(m. 1964; div. 2014)
    Jeanine Davies
    (m. 2014)
    PartnerTilda Swinton (1989–2004)
    Children4, including Honor Swinton
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