John Byrne(1940-2023)
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
John Byrne was born to an Irish Catholic family in Paisley,
Renfrewshire. He grew up in the Ferguslie Park housing scheme and was
educated at the town's St Mirin's Academy before attending Glasgow
School of Art from 1958 to 1963. Byrne has received three Honorary
Doctorates: in 1997 he was presented with an Honorary Doctorate from
the University of Paisley, in 2004 he was made an associate of the
Royal Scottish Academy, and in 2006 he was presented with an Honorary
Doctorate from the Robert Gordon University Gray's School of Art in
Aberdeen.
