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John Byrne
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Born in Paisley, Glasgow
Born on 6th of January 1940
Died in 000

Born 1940 - Scottish dramatist and stage designer.


Trained at Glasgow Art School. Designed stage sets before writing first play Writer’s Cramp. Other plays include The Slab Boys (1978), first part of a triology and Cara Coco (1982). Wrote television series Tutti Frutti (1987) and Your Cheatin’ Heart (1989). Awarded MBE in 2001.

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