Trivia

Is the Chairman of Everton Football Club. (2004)

He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to theatre and film in 2000.

Has a daughter from a relationship with Virginia Stride.

His favorite songs are "Walking In The Rain" by Johnnie Ray, "Butterflies" by Tommy Steele, "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley, "Let It Be Me" by The Everly Brothers, "Why" by Anthony Newley, "I'll Be Home" by Tim Hardin, "All Together Now" by The Farm, "Never My Love" by The Association and "Run To Me" by Ryan Ryder. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").

Kenwright had his own record label (Bill Kenwright Records), which released three albums up to February 2008. The London Palladium cast recording of Scrooge (starring Tommy Steele) and the 2006 Lyric Theatre Recording of Cabaret were joined in February 2008 by the debut album of Kenwright's new boy group Dream On.

Kenwright attended Booker Avenue County Primary School, and then Liverpool Institute High School for Boys from 1957 to 1964.

Kenwright began his music career in a band known as the Chevrolets.

Kenwright received an Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool's John Moores University and is an Honorary Professor of University of West London in London.

Less known is Kenwright's recording career both solo and with a group Bill Kenwright and the Runaways: "I want to go back there again"/"Walk through dreams" Columbia DB8239 (August 1967).

He was an English West End theatre producer and film producer.

As a young man he became an actor. His early successes included a role in Coronation Street as Gordon Clegg, who was introduced in April 1968. Kenwright left the show after a year to pursue his producing career in March 1969, although he did return to the show on occasion throughout the 1970s for guest appearances. He continued to appear in Coronation Street occasionally until 2012.

In April 2008, he agreed to produce Dixie: The People's Legend, a documentary on Everton legend Dixie Dean produced by Liverpool-based company Tabacula.

On 3 January 2014, Kenwright appeared on the BBC show Pointless Celebrities. He and his partner Jenny Seagrove reached the final and won the Pointless trophy, but gave three incorrect answers and missed out on the £2,500 jackpot.

Scottish international forward Andy Gray reported in his autobiography that the Everton board were ready to offer Gray the job as manager in August 1997, but Kenwright, then director, had wanted to appoint Howard Kendall as manager for a third time. Gray would decide not to become Everton manager and Kendall was appointed.

Since 1997 he has managed the Theatre Royal in Windsor.

Private Philanthropy: He was known for significant, unpublicised donations. He once privately transferred £50,000 overnight to an activist's medical fund and donated £200,000 to the Bradley Lowery Foundation to help a young fan access treatment abroad.

First Production Budget: His very first foray into theatrical production, Come Laughing Home (1969), was managed by a young Duncan Weldon (who later became a major producer himself) on a salary of just £18 a week.

The "Bingo" Habit: Kenwright was known to attend pharmaceutical seminars and other corporate events where he and friends would play "corporate bingo," checking off clichés like "blue sky thinking" to pass the time.

While attending the Liverpool Institute alongside Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Kenwright served as the treasurer of the Christian Union.

Kenwright once commissioned Tommy Steele to sculpt the famous "Eleanor Rigby" statue for Liverpool Council. Steele, a friend, famously only charged the council 3p (half a sixpence) for the work.

Shortly before his death, he was developing a musical adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life featuring music and lyrics by Paul McCartney.

Kenwright tried his hand at record production in 1969, producing two singles for Manchester band Money, who also worked as his backing band for several cabaret gigs in Oldham and at Allinson's, Liverpool. The first record, "Come Laughing Home", was the title music for Kenwright's first foray into theatrical production, with Reginald Marsh (also a star of Coronation Street) as co-producer. The show starred Anne Reid, who at the time was playing Valerie Barlow in Coronation Street. It was the first time a Coronation Street star had worked in live theatre whilst still acting in the series. The show opened at Blackpool's Grand Theatre. The single was also released in Argentina.