John Braine

Biography

Subject: John Braine (Writing).
Goal: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile.
Constraints: Use ONLY provided sources. No invented details. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points. Plain text only. Neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Word count target: 90-130 words.
Name: John Gerard Braine.
Dates: Born April 13, 1922; Died October 28, 1986 (Source 1, 2, 3, 4) OR October 28, 1987 (Source 5). Note: Source 1, 2, 3, and 4 agree on 1986. Source 5 says 1987. I will stick to the consensus or mention the discrepancy if necessary, but usually, in archiving, I pick the most consistent or the primary source provided. Source 1 is the TMDB bio provided in the prompt. Source 5 is Britannica. I will use 1986 as it appears in the prompt's intro and multiple sources.
Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK.
Profession: English/British novelist, writer.
Literary Group: "Angry Young Men" (loosely defined group of English writers who emerged in the 1950s).
Notable Work: Room at the Top (1957; film 1959).
Other details: In early 1957, he earned 12 pounds a week in a Bradford public library. He wrote much of his book while in Grassington sanatorium recovering from TB.

John Gerard Braine (April 13, 1922 – October 28, 1986) was an English novelist. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, he is typically listed among the angry young men, a loosely defined group of English writers who emerged on the literary scene during the 1950s. Braine is known for writing Room at the Top, a book published in 1957 that was also adapted into a film in 1959