Barry Hines
Melvin Barry Hines, FRSL was an English author who wrote several popular novels and television scripts. He is best known for the novel A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), which he helped adapt for Ken Loach's film Kes (1969). Brother of Richard Hines who served as the inspiration for A Kestrel for a Knave.
| Born | 1939-06-30, Hoyland, South Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 2016-03-18, Hoyland, South Yorkshire, England |
| Links | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Hines · /c/homevideo/credit/170432/barry-hines/ |
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![]() | A Kestrel for a Knave |
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![]() | A Kestrel for a Knave | Paperback |
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![]() | Animal Stories | Paperback |



