Bill Naughton Michael Caine Alfie Playwright Old Hand Signed Headed Paper Letter

CHAU1853  Antique large 1961 hand signed letter from Irish playwright Bill Naughton best known for Alfie which was made into a film with Michael Caine which this is from his official home address on his St Georges Street headed paper with even his old private phone number and a long letter he has typed rich with content, hand signed by Bill Naughton with some places to allow to sides etc (and folded twice where posted which is how I will send) but very good condition indeed. You will never get a better opportunity for an autographed item from Bill Naughton than on his official home headed paper from 70 years ago.

"...Bill Naughton (born June 12, 1910, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ire.—died Jan. 9, 1992, Ballasalla, Isle of Man) was an Irish-born British playwright who is best remembered for a series of working-class comedies he wrote in the 1960s, most notably Alfie (1963; filmed 1966), an episodic, unsentimental tale of an egocentric Cockney womanizer. His most famous work, featuring a Cockney womanizer who eventually faces the emptiness of his lifestyle. It was adapted into iconic films starring Michael Caine (1966) and later Jude Law (2004)..."

The play Alfie, written by Bill Naughton, is a 1963 work that was later adapted into a 1966 film. It tells the story of Alfie Elkins, an egocentric womanizer from London. The narrative follows his unsentimental journey as he seduces and abandons numerous women. The play is known for its frank depiction of casual sex and its portrayal of the changing attitudes towards relationships in the 1960s. Michael Caine starred as Alfie in the film adaptation, which was nominated for several Academy Awards