Willy Russell was born on 23 August 1947 in Whiston, Lancashire, England, UK. He is a writer, known for Shirley Valentine (1989), Educating Rita (1983) and A Time to Die (1982).

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Tom Conti, Pauline Collins, Lewis Gilbert, and Willy Russell in Shirley Valentine (1989)

Alan Bennett, Alan Bleasdale, Willy Russell, Julie Walters, and Victoria Wood in Julie Walters and Friends (1991)

Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine (1989)

Michael Caine and Julie Walters in Educating Rita (1983)

Rex Harrison, Rod Taylor, Edward Albert, and Raf Vallone in A Time to Die (1982)

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