John Boynton Priestley was born on 13 September 1894 in Manningham and died in 14 August 1984 in Stafford on Avan, he was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator, he was best known for his play, Inspector Calls, which is studied in schools all over England today for GSCEs.
Before being a playwright, he graduated from Belle Vue school, and worked as a journalist and went on to fight in World War I, he volunteered for the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment on 7 September 1914 and was posted to the 10th Battalion in France as a Lance-Corporal on 26 August 1915.
After his military service Priestley received a university education at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, studying history and went on to write novels, JB Priestly’s book, The Good Companions were historical significant figure who impacted the city’s development by writing about Bradford and boosted the cultural heritage in Bradford.