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Willy Russell was born in Whiston which is close to Liverpool (So we can assume this gave him a psychological understanding about Liverpool culture to include in his works)
ReplyDeleteAs well as being a playwright and songwriter, Willy Russell is also an author, he published his first novel entitled 'The Wrong Boy' in 2000, which has been translated into fifteen different languages.
Willy Russell's parents were employed at a book publishers and encouraged him to read as a child.
ReplyDeleteHe received BAFTA nominations for the adapted screenplays of his works 'Shirley Valentine' and 'Educating Rita' which was also nominated for an Academy Award.
He has a centre for children and adults who stammer. It was opened in 1996 and is called the Willy Russell centre (how original).
ReplyDeleteHe graduated from Hope University.
He worked as a teacher in the Toxteth area of Liverpool
ReplyDeleteHe has been writing songs since the 1960s
After leaving school, Russell took on a variety of jobs, which included writing songs to be performed in local folk clubs.
ReplyDeleteHis first success was about The Beatles. It was titled "John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert".
His first play he wrote was Keep Your Eyes Down Low (1971)
ReplyDeleteRussell has written songs since the early 1960s, and has written the music to most of his plays and musicals. He also co-wrote "The Show", the theme song to the 1985 ITV drama series Connie.
His Mother encouraged him to become a hairdresser.
ReplyDeleteHe trained to be a teacher at St.Catherines College of Education.
He put his stamp out as a favored artist through his plays (some of which went on to be remade into televised materials).
ReplyDeleteOne of Mr Russell's latest re-invented plays has been 'Our Day Out' which talks of a group of recess Liverpool kids taken out on a trip (this play was recently displayed at the Empire Theater - Liverpool- from august to september 2010.
Willy Russel's three main successful work are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine and Blood which evidence of various media adaptions and nominations of major awards such as the Academy Awards, BAFTA and Golden Globes will support his highly successful career
ReplyDeletehe left school at 15 to become a hairdresser before returning to education and becoming a teacher
ReplyDeleteHis plays have been translated into almost every language, with productions currently running in Japan, Australia, South America, Scandinavia and Europe.
The first play he wrote was Keep Your Eyes Down Low (1971)
ReplyDeleteIn 2000, Russell published his first novel, The Wrong Boy.