Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Osborne Biography and Timeline

Follow John Osborne through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.

John Osborne, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1956–1961Years on this page

1956

Look Back in Anger London Premiere

Arts / Theatre

John Osborne's Look Back in Anger premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, helping establish a new British theatrical realism.

1957

Drama

Arts / Literature

Dramatization of, "Look Back In Anger"

1958

Drama

Arts / Drama

Dramatization of, "The Entertainer"

1961

Arrest of John Osborne

Chairman of CND · London · Politics / CND

Arrested with 800 others during a CND march in Londond

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.