Jennifer Johnston(1930-2025)

Writer

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Jennifer Johnston was born on 12 January 1930 in Dublin, Irish Free State [now Ireland]. She was a writer, known for The Dawning (1988), The Railway Station Man (1992) and Play for Today (1970). She was married to Smyth Ian and David Gilliland. She died on 25 February 2025 in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.

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Known for

Anthony Hopkins and Rebecca Pidgeon in The Dawning (1988)

6.0

Writer

1988

Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in The Railway Station Man (1992)

The Railway Station Man

6.0

Writer

1992

Play for Today (1970)

7.8

TV Series

Writer

Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)

6.6

TV Series

Writer

Credits

Writer

The Railway Station Man
6.0
- novel
- 1992
The Dawning
6.0
- novel "The Old Jest"
- 1988
The Christmas Tree
TV Movie
- novel
- 1986
BBC2 Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
- book
- 1982
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
- from the novel by
- 1980
The Gates
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1970

Personal details

Official sites
- Brit Council
- France's national library catalogue .
Born
- January 12, 1930
- Dublin, Irish Free State [now Ireland]
Died
- February 25, 2025
- Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Spouses
Children
- Malachi Smyth
Parents
Relatives

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Lived in Dublin, Ireland.

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