Peter Barnes (playwright)

Photo of Barnes by Denis Thorpe

Peter Barnes (10 January 1931 – 1 July 2004)[1] was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His best known work is the play The Ruling Class, which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O'Toole received an Oscar nomination.[2]

  1. ^ Strachan, Alan (5 July 2004). "Peter Barnes: Surprising and adventurous dramatist". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. ^ Dwyer, Michael. "Peter O'Toole (74) gets eighth Oscar nomination for best actor". The Irish Times.