Biography
Willis Edward Hall (6 April 1929 β 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. He wrote plays such as Billy Liar, The Long and the Short and the Tall, and Celebration; the screenplays for Whistle Down the Wind, A Kind of Loving and Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain; and television programmes including Budgie, Worzel Gummidge and Minder. His passion for musical theatre led to a string of hits, including Wind in the Willows, The Card, and George Stiles' and Anthony Drewe's Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure.
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Filmography
all 28
Writer 27
Movies 19
TV Shows 9
self 1
Writer
Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure (2020)
Movie
Self
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993)
TV
Writer
Worzel Gummidge Down Under (1987)
TV
Writer
The Return of the Antelope (1986)
TV
Writer
Christmas Spirits (1981)
Movie
Writer
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special (1980)
Movie
Writer
Minder (1979)
TV
6
Creator / Writer
Worzel Gummidge (1979)
TV
Writer
Kinderparty (1978)
Movie
Writer
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
Movie
Writer
Secret Army (1977)
TV
Writer
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
TV
Writer
Matchfit (1976)
Movie
Writer
Song at Twilight (1973)
Movie
Writer
The Villa Maroc (1972)
Movie
Writer
Budgie (1971)
TV
Writer
Queenie's Castle (1970)
TV
Writer
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
Movie
Writer
Pretty Polly (1967)
Movie
Writer
Torn Curtain (1966)
Movie
6
Writer
Man in the Middle (1964)
Movie
Writer
Das Ende vom Lied (1963)
Movie
Writer
West 11 (1963)
Movie
Writer
Billy Liar (1963)
Movie
Writer
The Valiant (1962)
Movie
Writer
A Kind of Loving (1962)
Movie
Writer
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Movie
Writer
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.54
Based on 52.6 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1929-04-06
Deathday2005-03-07 (75 years old)
Birth NameWillis Edward Hall
Birth PlaceLeeds, United Kingdom
RelationshipsJill Bennett (1962-01-01 - 1965-01-01), Keith Waterhouse (1960-01-01 - 1993-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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