Editing J. B. Priestley (section)

=== Death ===
Priestley died of [[pneumonia]] on 14 August 1984, a month short of his ninetieth birthday.<ref name="grand old grumbler">{{cite news |last=Wainwright |first=Martin |date=16 August 2019 |title=JB Priestley, grand old grumbler, dies at 89 – archive, 1984 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/16/jb-priestley-grand-old-grumbler-dies-1984 |access-date=11 September 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> His ashes were buried in the churchyard of the [[Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hubberholme|Church of St Michael and All Angels]], [[Hubberholme]] at the head of [[Wharfedale]] in Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkshire-dales.com/hubberholme-church.html|title=Hubberholme Church|website=www.yorkshire-dales.co|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref> The exact location of his ashes has never been made public and is known only to the three people who were present for the burial.

A plaque in the church just states that his ashes are buried 'nearby'. Three photographs exist showing the ashes being interred, taken by Dr Brian Hoyle Thompson.  He and his wife were two of the three people present. The brass plate on the box containing the ashes reads ''J. B. Priestley'' and can be seen clearly in one of the pictures.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}