Willy Russell
About
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Also Known As
William Martin Russell
Birth Place
Lancashire, England, GB
Born
August 23, 1947
Filmography
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Dancin' Thru the Dark
(1990)
Sourface
Dancin' Thru the Dark
(1990)
Screenwriter
Shirley Valentine
(1989)
Screenwriter
Shirley Valentine
(1989)
Play As Source Material ("Shirley Valentine")
Educating Rita
(1983)
Screenwriter
Educating Rita
(1983)
Play As Source Material ("Educating Rita")
Family & Companions
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Ann Margaret Seagroatt
Wife
Married in 1969.
Bibliography
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"Sam O'Shanker: A Liverpool Tale"
Willy Russell, Mersey Yarns (1978)
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Dancin' Thru the Dark
(1990)
Sourface
Writer (Feature Film)
Dancin' Thru the Dark
(1990)
Screenwriter
Shirley Valentine
(1989)
Screenwriter
Shirley Valentine
(1989)
Play As Source Material ("Shirley Valentine")
Educating Rita
(1983)
Screenwriter
Educating Rita
(1983)
Play As Source Material ("Educating Rita")
Music (Feature Film)
Dancin' Thru the Dark
(1990)
Music
Dancin' Thru the Dark
(1990)
Songs ("Town Tonight" "So Many People" "Shoeshine" "Dancin' Thru The Dark" "Once In A Lifetime")
Shirley Valentine
(1989)
Music
Mr. Love
(1986)
Song ("Mr Love")
Mr. Love
(1986)
Music
Life Events
1963
Worked as hairdresser
1965
Performed with Kirbytown Three, a folksinging group; also composed songs for the trio
1971
Wrote first produced play, "Keep Your Eyes Down"
1974
Had first play produced in London, "John, Paul, George, Ringo...and Bert"; also had first song published, "I Will Be Your Love"
1976
Named writer-in-residence, C.F. Mott College of Education, Liverpool
1980
Won international success with "Educating Rita"
1981
Named associate director, then honorary director of Liverpool Playhouse
1983
Wrote first screenplay, an adaptation of "Educating Rita"
1989
Had second Broadway hit, "Shirley Valentine"; also wrote screenplay
Companions
Ann Margaret Seagroatt
Wife
Married in 1969.
Bibliography
"Sam O'Shanker: A Liverpool Tale"
Willy Russell, Mersey Yarns (1978)
