Willis Hall
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Willis Hall (6 April 1929 - 7 March 2005) was an English playwright and radio and television writer who drew on his working class Leeds roots in much of his material.
His most famous creation was probably Billy Liar (1960), co-written with life-long friend and collaborator Keith Waterhouse. However, his rise to fame came from his play about British soldiers in the Malayan jungle The Long and the Short and the Tall.
He wrote more than a dozen children's books and 40 radio and television plays, as well as contributing to many TV series. He was married for a time to the actress Jill Bennett.
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