Stan Barstow
| Stan Barstow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stanley Barstow 28 June 1928 Horbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1 August 2011 (aged 83) Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright and scriptwriter |
| Education |
Ossett Grammar School Open University |
| Spouse | Constance Mary Kershaw (1951–1990; Separated) |
| Partner | Diana Griffiths (1990-2011) |
Stanley "Stan" Barstow FRSL (28 June 1928 – 1 August 2011) was an English novelist.
Barstow was born in Horbury, near Wakefield in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His father was a coal miner and he attended Ossett Grammar School. He worked as a draftsman and salesman for an engineering company. He was best known for his 1960 novel A Kind of Loving, which has been translated into a film, a television series, a radio play and a stage play. The author's other novels included Ask Me Tomorrow (1962), The Watchers on the Shore (1966) and The Right True End (1976). He frequently attended public events in Ossett, where he grew up, and Horbury, his birthplace.
Barstow's other works included Joby, which was turned into a television play starring Patrick Stewart, A Raging Calm, A Season with Eros, A Brother’s Tale, Just You Wait and See, Modern Delights and an autobiography, In My Own Good Time (2001).
In later life, Barstow lived in Pontardawe, South Wales, with his partner, Diana Griffiths.
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