Barrie Keeffe

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Barrie Keeffe (born October 31, 1945 in London ; † December 10, 2019 there ) was an English writer , screenplay and radio play author .

Live and act

Originally from the East End of London , Keeffe first appeared as an amateur actor in the National Youth Theater of Great Britain after dropping out of school. Among other things, he worked as a factory worker, drinks seller and gravedigger until he found a job as a reporter for a local newspaper in London's East End.

In 1969 his first novel Gadabout appeared , which addressed the social environment of his youth. His first play was Only a Game in 1973 , about the career of a football player. In 1977 he had great success with the trilogy Gimme Shelter, which premiered at the Solo Poly Theater and adopted by the Royal Court Theater , (Gimme Shelter) .

In his socially critical plays, Keeffe repeatedly referred to personal childhood and youth experiences in London's East End on the edge of the affluent society. In his own words, he wanted to give people a voice that nobody else has.

Works

Plays

  • Only a Game (1973)
  • A Sight of Glory (1975)
  • Scribes (1975)
  • Here Comes the Sun (1976)
  • Gimme Shelter - Heroes Without Hope ( Gimme Shelter , 1977)
  • A Mad World My Masters (1977, 1984)
  • Barbarians (1977)
  • Frozen Assets (1978)
  • Sus (1979)
  • Bastard Angel (1980)
  • She's So Modern (1980)
  • Black Lear (1980)
  • Chorus Girls (1981)
  • Better Times (1985)
  • King of England (1988)
  • My Girl (1989)
  • Not Fade Away (1990)
  • Wild Justice (1990)
  • I Only Want to Be With You (1995)
  • The Long Good Friday (1997)
  • Shadows on the Sun (2001)
  • Still Killing Time (2006)

Scripts

  • Substitute (1972)
  • Not Quite Cricket (1977)
  • Gotcha (1977)
  • Nipper (1977)
  • Champions (1978)
  • Hanging Around (1978)
  • Waterloo Sunset (1979)
  • Rififi on Good Friday ( The Long Good Friday , 1981)
  • No Excuses (1983)
  • King (1984)
  • Sus (2010)

Novels

  • Gadabout (1969)
  • No Excuses (1983)

literature

  • C. Bernd Sucher (Ed.): Theater Lexikon. Authors, directors, actors, dramaturges, stage designers, critics. By Christine Dössel and Marietta Piekenbrock with the assistance of Jean-Claude Kuner and C. Bernd Sucher. 2nd Edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-03322-3 .

Web links

Individual proof

  1. ↑ Barrie Keeffe, Writer of Classic British Gangster Movie 'The Long Good Friday,' Dies at 74
personal data
SURNAME Keeffe, Barrie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British writer, screenplay and radio play writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 2019
Place of death London