Trevor Griffiths

Trevor Griffiths ( born April 4, 1935 in Manchester ) is a British playwright.

Life

Griffiths concluded 1955 study in English literature from then taught eight years at a private school in Oldham, as well as a lecturer at a college in Stockport. In 1965, Griffiths worked for the BBC in Leeds as Head of Training. During this time, he already wrote several pieces for a publishing company. In 1972 he quit his job to devote himself entirely to writing can.

Griffiths writes stories from working class backgrounds because it is grown up in this. In the Federal Republic, he was best known for " Red Sunday in Turin " (originally "Occupations ", 1973) and "Sam, Sam" ( 1974) and "Hope in Two " and " Piano". His work includes television productions, films and plays. In 1982 he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Writer for the film " Reds ", as well as an Oscar nomination.

Today Griffiths lives in Yorkshire, England.