Barry Hines

Known for: Writer
Date of birth: 1939. June 30.
Place of birth: 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 h...