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A distinguished writer of plays, novels, short stories, non-fiction, and screenplays, Ronald Harwood was also - " like the protagonists in his finest works - " a survivor.

Harry Brown sees Caine back on his old stomping ground. Will Connery and co follow his lead? Gun for hire: Michael Caine, back to sort out Blighty in Harry Brown.

Keith Waterhouse, novelist, journalist. Died aged 80. Keith Waterhouse's mastery of the written word and wisdom gathered over 50 years on Fleet St made him one of the most acclaimed chroniclers of the late 20th century.

Three months ago, I joined comedian Barry Cryer, author Barbara Taylor Bradford and poet Ian McMillan as commentators for a Radio 4 profile of Billy Liar which celebrated a half century since the character's birth.

Jill Lawless LONDON - Last updated on Sunday, Sep. 06, 2009 09:56PM EDT B ritish writer Keith Waterhouse, a raconteur and wit whose works include the enduringly popular novel Billy Liar , has died at the age of 80.

Author and playwright Keith Waterhouse has died "quietly in his sleep" at the age of 80, a spokeswoman has announced.

Still from the film version of Billy Liar, with Leonard Rossiter and Tom Courtenay in the title role.

Still from the film version of Billy Liar, with Leonard Rossiter and Tom Courtenay in the title role.

Still from the film version of Billy Liar, with Leonard Rossiter and Tom Courtenay in the title role.

Keith Waterhouse is one of Britain's greatest novelists and playwrights, and until his retirement earlier this year was Fleet Street's finest columnist, writing twice-weekly in the Daily Mail.

Two widowers from different class backgrounds move in together, but a woman threatens to end their friendship.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation announced on Friday that the West Yorkshire city won the title with a bid based on classics like 1959s Room At The Top, set in Halifax, and the latest work of the British Bollywood industry.

True story, crime story, sob story, about an epileptic halfwit who falls in with a bad crowd, takes part in the murder of a London bobby.

From Billy Liar's fiancee on the big screen 46 years ago, to his mother on stage today, Helen Fraser has come full circle.

Reggie Conyngham-Jervis and Roy Southgate are both widowed on the same night, leaving them both in an emotional and financial pickle.