Bill Naughton

Bill Naughton was born in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo in 1910 in relative poverty and moved with his family to Bolton in 1914.

Bill Naughton was a

prolific author and

playwright with a

number of hits on screen, stage,

radio and TV. A great deal of this work was based on his

experiences, growing up in Bolton in the 1920s. These stories, plays and films

include among many

others 'Spring and Port Wine', 'The Family Way',

'The Goalkeeper's

Revenge' and

'June Evening'.

Courtesy of

The NAUGHTON ARCHIVE

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