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William John Francis Naughton (12 June 1910 – 9 January 1992) was an Irish -born British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie. [1] Early life. Born into relative poverty in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland, he moved to Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1914 as a child. [2] .
Jun 8, 2024 · Bill Naughton was an Irish-born British playwright who is best remembered for a series of working-class comedies he wrote in the 1960s, most notably Alfie (1963; filmed 1966), an episodic, unsentimental tale of an egocentric Cockney womanizer.
William John Francis Naughton (1910-1992) was a popular ‘working class’ author and playwright who was born in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland in June 1910 and died in early January 1992 in Ballasalla, Isle of Man.
Jan 11, 1992 · Bill Naughton, who drew a memorable portrait of a woman-chasing Cockney in his 1964 play "Alfie," died on Thursday at his home on the Isle of Man. He was 81...
Sep 30, 2020 · Bill Naughton. 12 June 1910 - 9 January 1992. 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.
Jun 1, 2013 · Bill Naughton was born into relative poverty in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1910, and moved to Bolton, Lancashire, where he worked as a lorry driver and a weaver.
Jan 26, 1992 · Bill Naughton, the Irish writer who created a memorable Cockney woman-chaser named Alfie, has died at age 82 at his home in the Isle of Man, his family said. The cause of death was not stated. The Alfie role in the 1966 film of the same name made Michael Caine an international star.
