who wrote inspector calls

The play "An Inspector Calls" was written by J. B. Priestley, an English playwright. He wrote it in 1945 and it was first performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and then in London in 1946. The play is set in 1912 and revolves around the investigation into the suicide of a young woman named Eva Smith by Inspector Goole, who questions the members of the wealthy Birling family. The play reflects Priestley's socialist views and critique of the social responsibilities of the time.