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Bill Naughton

Bill Naughton was born in Ballyhaunis, Ireland. In 1914 his family moved to Bolton, Lancashire, England, where he attended Saint Peter and Paul's School. He worked as a weaver, coal-bagger and lorry-driver before he started writing. He wrote many plays, the most famous of which is Alfie (1963), which was made into two films, as well as short stories. He died in 1992, in Ballasalla on the Isle of Man.

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Irish-born British playwright and author (1910-1992)

Born 12 June 1910
Died 9 January 1992

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  • Cover of: Alfie

    Cover of edition alfienaug00naug Cover of edition alfie0000naug_o6t7 Cover of edition alfie0000naug Cover of edition alfie0000naug_o0p2 Cover of edition alfie0000naug_c3n5 First published in 1963 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The goalkeeper's revenge and other stories

    First published in 1967 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1957 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Alfie darling: a novel.

    First published in 1970 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Pony Boy.

    First published in 1946 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: On the pig's back: an autobiographical excursion

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    First published in 1945 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A dog called Nelson

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  • Cover of: Late night on Watling Street: and other stories

    First published in 1970 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Spring and port wine

    First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: All in good time: a comedy.

    First published in 1964 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Neither Use Nor Ornament: A Memoir of Bolton - 1920s

    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: My flesh, my blood: a play in three acts

    First published in 1958 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1959 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Saintly Billy: a Catholic boyhood

    First published in 1988 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Goalkeeper's Revenge: And, Spit Nolan (Club 75)

    First published in 1974 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Goalkeepers Revenge

    First published in 1967 — 1 edition
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Irish-born British playwright and author (1910-1992)

Born 12 June 1910
Died 9 January 1992

Subjects

Social life and customs, Biography, Children's stories, English Authors, Authors, English, Childhood and youth, Fiction, English drama, Fiction, general, Manners and customs, Authors, Irish, Authors, biography, Biographies, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Catholics, Children's fiction, Coaster cars, Comedy, Dogs, Egyszerűsített olvasmány, England, fiction, English language, Fiction, occult & supernatural, Fiction, short stories (single author), Friends and associates

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Bolton (Greater Manchester, England), England, England) Bolton (Greater Manchester, Great Britain, angol

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Bill Naughton, Rose Trevelyan (Fictitious character)

Time

20th century, 1960s

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import