Alan Sillitoe was born on March 4, 1928 in Nottingham, England. He was a writer, known for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) and Counterpoint (1967). He was married to Ruth Fainlight. He died on April 25, 2010 in Charing Cross, London, England.
He left school at age 14 to work in a bicycle factory. Four years later, he joined the RAF, and became a wireless operator in Malaya. He contracted TB and spent many months in hospital, where he began writing.
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As a guest on BBC's "Desert Island Discs", he said he would choose to take along an Edith Piaf record, a copy of the RAF navigation manual, and a communications receiver (for receiving only).
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He was one of Britain's "Angry Young Men", a post-WWII generation of writers whose works of social realism and rebellion were also referred to as "kitchen-sink drama".
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Premiere
1977
TV Mini-Series novel - 1 episode
The Ragman's Daughter
1972
Counterpoint
1967
novel "The General"
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
screenplay / short story
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
adapted from his novel by / screenplay
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Burn Hollywood Burn
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
British Film Forever
2007
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Timeshift
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself - Novellist
X-Rated
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Cast & Crew
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hollywood U.K.
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself - Contributor
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1961
Best Screenplay
Mar del Plata Film Festival
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1961
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best British Screenplay
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Known for movies
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) as Writer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Writer
$1 Million
