Willy Russell (he's still alive) is an author, playwright and screenwriter. As an author, he wrote the novel 'The Wrong Boy.' As a playwright, he wrote the hugely successful musical 'Blood Brothers,' which is still running in the West End today. And as a screenwriter, he was responsible for 'Our Day Out.'
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Roald Dahl, the author, was inspired to write the story due to the actions of chocolate companies during his schooldays. Their secrecy and intricate machines were what led to the creation of the story.
because she loved to write plays for her younger brothers.
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Seeing other people getting paid to write plays very possibly persuaded him that he wanted in on some of that action.
Her family inspired her to write.
Dorothea Mackellar's love for the Australian landscape and her experiences living on a rural property inspired her to write poems. She was also influenced by the works of famous poets such as Rudyard Kipling and Banjo Paterson.
His burgeoning love for theater inspired him to read all of Shakespeare's plays.
As with almost all of Shakespeare's plays, Shakespeare got the story from a story he read somewhere.
Eoin Colfer was inspired to write in primary school after reading Viking books inspired by his history lessons.
He didn't write any specifically for a movie but Will You Be There was the used in Free Willy and Childhood was used in Free Willy 2.