William John Francis Naughton, or Bill Naughton (Ballyhaunis, June 12, 1910 - Ballasalla, January 9, 1992) was a British playwright and author, best known for his play Alfie. Ballyhaunis (Béal Átha hAmhnais in Irish) is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Ballasalla is a village on the Isle of Man, close to the town of Castletown. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A playwright is someone who writes for the theatre. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... The cover to the VHS of Alfie Alfie is a 1966 film starring Michael Caine. ...

Born in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, his family moved to Bolton in Lancashire in 1914, where he attended St Peter and Paul School. Naughton worked as a weaver, coal-bagger and lorry-driver before he started writing. Naughton's preferred environment was working class society. Although Alfie is the play with which he will always be associated, he was a prolific writer, with both plays, novels, short stories and children’s books to his name. His work include: County Mayo (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, the plain of the yews) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Bolton, the motto is Latin for Overcome your hinderance Bolton is a town in the Greater Manchester urban area in England, and traditionally part of Lancashire. ... Lancashire is a county of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

• The Goalkeeper's Revenge: And Other Stories (short stories, 1974)
• One Small Boy (novel, 1957)
• The Family Way (play, 1966)

During his lifetime, he received the following awards: 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

• Screenwriters Guide Award (1967 and 1968)
• Italia Prize for Radio Play (1974)
• Children's Rights Workshop Other Award (1978)
• Portico Literary Prize (1987)
• The Hon. Fellowship, Bolton Institute of Higher Education (1988).

Naughton died in 1992, in Ballasalla on the Isle of Man. There is today a "Bill Naughton Short Story Competition" in honour of the author. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...