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- Jim Allen was born on October 7, 1926 in Manchester, UK. He was a writer, known for Raining Stones (1993), Hidden Agenda (1990) and Coronation Street (1960). He died on June 24, 1999 in Middleton, Manchester, UK.
- Former building worker and miner, turned socialist-oriented playwright and screenwriter, often in collaboration with director Ken Loach. Wrote several controversial TV dramas for the BBC, having begun his career writing scripts for "Coronation Street".
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