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Willis Edward Hall (6 April 1929 – 7 March 2005) was an English playwright and radio, television and film writer who drew on his working-class roots in Leeds for much of his writing. Willis formed an extremely prolific partnership with his life-long friend Keith Waterhouse producing over 250 works.
Sep 5, 1992 · Writers Willis Hall (63) and Keith Waterhouse (63) were both born in Leeds. They first worked together 32 years ago when they turned Waterhouse's novel Billy Liar into a play, which they...
Willis Hall was born on 6 April 1929 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Billy Liar (1963), A Kind of Loving (1962) and Whistle Down the Wind (1961). He was married to Valerie Shute, Dorothy Kingsmill, Jill Bennett and Kathleen May Cortens.
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- April 6, 1929
- Willis Hall
- March 7, 2005
Willis Hall (1929 - 2005) Willis Hall's rich vein of material owed much to his Leeds working-class background. Hall, the son of a fitter in an engineering plant, left school at 14 and ambitiously tried his hand at journalism. He then joined the trawler crews sailing from Hull, and became a professional soldier.
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Mar 7, 2005 · Willis Hall was an English playwright and radio and television writer who drew on his working class Leeds roots in much of his material. His most famous creation was probably Billy Liar (1960), co-written with life-long friend and collaborator Keith Waterhouse, and based on the latter's novel.
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- April 6, 1929
- Willis Hall
- March 7, 2005
Willis Hall was born on 6 April 1929 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for A Kind of Loving (1962), Billy Liar (1963) and Whistle Down the Wind (1961). He was married to Valerie Shute, Dorothy Kingsmill, Jill Bennett and Kathleen May Cortens.
Mar 14, 2005 · Willis Hall, the playwright who has died aged 75, formed one of the most popular and enduring partnerships in 20th-century dramaturgy with his friend, contemporary and fellow...
