# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willy-russell
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:51:12.651Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/willy-russell"
name: "Willy Russell"
slug: "willy-russell"
description: "William Russell is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Our Day Out."
tagline: "British dramatist, lyricist and composer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/One_of_a_series_of_test_shots_for_Willy_Russell's_debut_album_%22Hoovering_The_Moon%22._This_was_taken_in_Kate_Rusby's_recording_studio_at_her_home_near_Barnsley%2C_South_Yorkshire._(82088943).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1947-08-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.712176
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0751516"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "William Martin Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Russell"
    title: "Willy Russell"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Russell"
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    title: "Willy Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Willy Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump