Willy Russell
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About
English playwright who wrote works like Educating Rita, Blood Brothers, and Our Day Out. He was the winner of multiple Laurence Olivier Awards.
Before Fame
He was a women's hairdresser who ran his own salon.
Trivia
He received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine.
Family Life
His parents worked for book publishers. He married Annie Russell.
Associated With
His first novel, The Wrong Boy, tells the story of a 19-year-old boy who writes letters to his hero, Morrissey.
