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Bill Kenwright the West End icon who realized his dream of owning his boyhood club: How the Everton chairman got his first break in acting aged 18, starred in Coronation Street and produced theater shows including Blood Brothers, Joseph and Fame

Aziboat2 years ago016 mins

[ad_1] Part multi-millionaire footballer’s pad, part theatrical shrine, Bill Kenwright’s grandiose offices on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End of London spanned both halves of his character — the flamboyant impresario and the sports-mad Scouser. Even the magnificent staircase up to his lair, with its piano, sprawling sofas and desk like the deck of an…

Who was Bill Kenwright: Everton chairman was a theater icon, who produced films starring Hollywood actors Cillian Murphy and Michelle Pfeiffer, before buying his boyhood Premier League club

Aziboat2 years ago08 mins

[ad_1] Everton have confirmed that club chairman and legendary theater producer Bill Kenwright has died aged 78. He was one of the country’s leading theater producers and had been on the board at Goodison Park since 1989. In the summer of 2004, he was appointed the chairman in place of Sir Phillip Carter. He was…