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William (Billy) Ivory (born 1964)[1][2] is a British screenwriter, playwright and actor. He is a three-time BAFTA nominee.[3]

Early life and career

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Ivory was born in Southwell,[4] Nottinghamshire and has set many of his works in Nottingham.[5] He was a pupil at the Minster School in Southwell.[6] He dropped out of his English degree at the University of London after three weeks, going on to work as a binman for nearly three years, writing in his spare time.[1] After he broke his arm, he wanted a less arduous job and so applied to be a stagehand at the Nottingham Playhouse,[1] eventually acting there.[2] He went on to play several roles in television adverts and drama series.[2][3] Ivory's first television writing credit was Journey to Knock, in 1991,[2] and he has since created and written many television dramas. Ivory's first stage play, The Retirement of Tom Stevens, was produced in 2006.[2] He wrote the screenplay for Made in Dagenham (2010),[2] and for the 2023 film starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, The Great Escaper.[7]

Ivory was nominated for a television BAFTA for Best Drama Series for Common As Muck in 1995 and 1998 and for Best Drama Series for The Sins in 2001. He won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best TV Feature or Miniseries for The Sins in 2002.[8]

Ivory received an honorary doctorate from the University of Nottingham in 2009.[9] He is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University, a post he has held since 2022.[3]

Personal life

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Ivory is the son of Bill and Edna Ivory; Bill was a local newspaper journalist with the Nottingham Evening Post. Ivory has two older sisters, Lorraine and Sally-Ann.[10] His mother Edna suffered from motor neurone disease, and Ivory's first television drama, Journey to Knock (1991), was inspired by her experience of the disease.[1] Ivory is a fan of Notts County football team.[11] In 2015 one of Nottingham Express Transit's trams, Tram 232, was named after Ivory.[12][13]

Filmography

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Film, as writer

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Television, as writer/producer

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Television, film and radio, as actor

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Stage plays, as writer

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  • 2006 The Retirement of Tom Stevens[2]
  • 2010 Bomber's Moon[4]
  • 2012 Diary of a Football Nobody[11]

Stage plays, as actor

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  • 1985 Me Mam Sez (by Barry Heath; Nottingham Playhouse; Jack)[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "A Picture of Nottinghamshire: William Ivory - Gritty Dramatist". BBC. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Ivory, William (1964-)". BFI Screen Online. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "William Ivory, Senior Lecturer, School of Arts & Humanities". Nottingham Trent University. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Bhagat, Adrian (23 March 2011). "Interview: Billy Ivory". Left Lion. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Truckers: interview with William Ivory". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Billy Ivory". Southwell Town Council. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b Gregory, Elizabeth (26 July 2023). "The Great Escaper: release date and plot for Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson's upcoming film". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Mystery Writers of America EdgarAwards.com All Winners". Edgar Awards. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Adapting DH Lawrence's 'Women in Love'". University of Nottingham. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Former Evening Post man Ivory has died, aged 84". Hold the Front Page. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b Orme, Steve (5 October 2012). "Diary of a Football Nobody". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Writer Recognised By Tram Network". Nottingham City Council: My Nottingham News. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Tram Names. Tram 232 - William Ivory". thetram.net. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. ^ Falk, Ben (8 September 2000). "The Closer You Get (2000)". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. ^ Maher, Kevin. "The Closer You Get USA/UK/Ireland 1999". BFI. Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Programme Index". BBC. 29 January 1988. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  17. ^ "20th-century Vampire". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. ^ "William Ivory". Theatricalia. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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