Alun Owen

Biography

Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Birthday

Nov 24, 1925

Place of birth

Menai Bridge, Wales

Deathday

Nov 6, 1994

Credited in

As cast

The Servant
As People in Restaurant: Curate
In the Wake of a Stranger
As Ferris
I'm All Right Jack
As TV Producer
Valley of Song
As Pritchard
Things They Said Today
As Self (archive footage)
Every Day Except Christmas
As Narrator (voice)
The Beatles
As Self (archive footage)

As crew

A Hard Day's Night
Role: Screenplay
The Criminal
Role: Screenplay
Male of the Species
Role: Writer
Unexplained Laughter
Role: Writer
Lena, O My Lena
Role: Writer
Shelter
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Role: Writer
Stella
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Role: Writer
George's Room
Role: Writer
Thief
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Role: Writer
The Hard Knock
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Role: Writer
Norma
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Role: Writer
Funny
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Role: Writer
After the Funeral
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Role: Writer
The Rose Affair
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Role: Writer
Pal
Role: Writer
Lucky
Role: Writer
No Trams to Lime Street
Role: Writer
Gareth
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Role: Writer
The Ladies: Doreen
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Role: Writer
The Ladies: Joan
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Role: Writer