John Byrne (playwright)

John Byrne
BornJohn Patrick Byrne
(1940-01-06)6 January 1940
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died30 November 2023(2023-11-30) (aged 83)
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
Notable works
Spouse
Alice Simpson
(m. 1964; div. 2014)
Jeanine Davies
(m. 2014)
PartnerTilda Swinton (1989–2004)
Children4, including Honor Swinton
2013 painted ceiling in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh

John Patrick Byrne (6 January 1940 – 30 November 2023) was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, artist and designer. He wrote The Slab Boys Trilogy, plays which explore working-class life in Scotland, and the TV dramas Tutti Frutti and Your Cheatin' Heart. Byrne was also a painter, printmaker and scenic designer.