also known as Melvin Barry Hines
Born: Jun 30, 1939, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
An English author, playwright, screenwriter and amateur footballer. His novels and screenplays explore the political and economic struggles of working-class Northern England, particularly in his native West Riding/South Yorkshire. He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach's film Kes (1969). He collaborated with Loach on adaptations of his novels Looks and Smiles and The Gamekeeper, and the 1977 two-part television drama The Price of Coal. He also wrote the television film Threads, which depicts the impact of a nuclear war on Sheffield.
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| Real Name | Barry Hines |
| Nick Name | Melvin Barry Hines |
| Date of Birth | Jun 30, 1939 |
| Place of Birth | Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Age | 76 |
| Death Day | 2016-03-13 |
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