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Known For: Writing
Born: November 24, 1925
Place of Birth: Menai Bridge, Wales
Died: November 6, 1994

Alun Owen

Alun Owen was a Welsh playwright, screenwriter and actor, predominantly in television. However, he is best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night (1964), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Filmography

The Beatles

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Things They Said Today

2002 · Self (archive footage)

Unexplained Laughter

1989 · Writer

The Play on One

1988 · Writer

Hawkmoor

1978 · Ianto

Do You Remember?

Do You Remember?

1978 · Writer

Forget Me Not

1976 · Writer

Norma

1974 · Writer

Lucky

1974 · Writer

Pal

1971 · Writer

Funny

1971 · Writer

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1971 · Writer

Play for Today

1970 · Writer

No Trams to Lime Street

1970 · Writer

The Ladies: Doreen

The Ladies: Doreen

1969 · Writer

The Ladies: Joan

The Ladies: Joan

1969 · Writer

Plays of Today

1969 · Writer

Hark at Barker

1969 · Creator

Male of the Species

1969 · Writer

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Screenplay, Writer

Male of the Species

1969 · Writer

Gareth

1968 · Writer

The Company of Five

1968 · Writer

Charlie

1968 · Writer

For Amusement Only

For Amusement Only

1968 · Writer

Thief

1968 · Writer

Stella

1968 · Writer

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

1968 · The Minister, Writer

George's Room

1967 · Writer

ITV Playhouse

1967 · Writer

Shelter

1967 · Writer

Half Hour Story

1967 · Writer

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Writer

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · Writer

The Wednesday Play

1964 · Writer

A Hard Day's Night

1964 · Screenplay

Theatre 625

1964 · Writer

The Servant

1963 · People in Restaurant: Curate

The Hard Knock

1962 · Writer

The Rose Affair

The Rose Affair

1961 · Writer

Lena, O My Lena

1960 · Writer

The Criminal

1960 · Screenplay

After the Funeral

After the Funeral

1960 · Writer

I'm All Right Jack

1959 · TV Producer

In the Wake of a Stranger

1959 · Ferris

Every Day Except Christmas

1957 · Narrator (voice)

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Writer

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

1955 · First Guard (uncredited)

Valley of Song

1953 · Pritchard

Before Your Very Eyes

Before Your Very Eyes

1952

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