John Griffith Bowen

John Griffith Bowen (born 5 November 1924) is a British playwright and novelist. He was born in Calcutta, India, studied at the University of Oxford (at Pembroke College and St Antony's College) and worked in publishing, drama and television.

Bowen started writing books in the mid-1950s.

In the mid-1960s Bowen switched to writing plays for theatre and television.