Lee Hall

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lee Hall
Occupation	Screenwriter
Date Of Birth	Sep 20, 1966(1966-09-20)
Age	58
Birthplace	Newcastle upon Tyne
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

Lee Hall Biography

Lee Hall is one of the most popular and richest Screenwriter who was born on September 20, 1966 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. Hall was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear in the year 1966. He was the son of an interior decorator and painter and an housewife. Hall was educated at Benfield School in Walkergate. When he was a child, He attended Wallsend The Young People’s Theatre together with Deka Walmsley, and Trevor Fox who later appeared in Billy Elliot and The Pitmen Painters. He attended Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where he was a student of English writing and was instructed by writer Paul Muldoon. After having left Cambridge He worked as a fundraiser for youth theatre in Newcastle as well as at The Gate Theatre in London. The year 1997 was the year his career as a playwright was launched when he broadcast the first episode of his radio play Spoonface Steinberg, on BBC Radio 4.

Hall’s most successful commercial work was Billy Elliot, the story of the story of a North Eastern English boy who faces the opposition of his family and his community is determined to become an accomplished ballet dancer. The screenplay’s inspiration was partly derived out of The A. J. Cronin novel The Stars Look Down, which also takes place in the English coal miner’s community in the midst of a strike and also tells the story of a miner’s son , who decides to go in opposition to the norm. Billy is the character. Billy was also influenced by the famous singer Sir Thomas Allen who came from an identical background and was born in the North East region of County Durham. The film was initially produced by Stephen Daldry, for which Hall composed the screenplay as well as for which he won the Academy Award nomination, Billy Elliot was later made into a stage musical featuring music from Elton John and lyrics by Hall. The show ran for a long time within the West End and opened on Broadway in the year 2008. The show won Hall an award in 2009, the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

Hall’s play, The Pitmen Painters, inspired by art critic William Feaver’s book on the Ashington Group, premiered at the refurbished Live Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2007. It tells of a group of miners from Ashington, Northumberland, who decide to learn about art and begin to paint. The production later transferred to the National Theatre in London and opened on Broadway in September 2010. It won the 2008 Evening Standard Award for Best Play.

Hall was the original writer on the screenplay for a film adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse; he shares credit on the finished film with Richard Curtis, who was brought in by Steven Spielberg. His most recent TV work is an adaptation of Nigel Slater’s Autobiography Toast, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Freddie Highmore and set in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. First broadcast on BBC One in December 2010, Toast received a gala at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival and was released in cinemas on 11 August 2011. He also worked on the screenplay for the yet-to-released Working Title film Hippie Hippie Shake, based on Richard Neville’s memoir Hippie Hippie Shake: The Dreams, the Trips, the Trials, the Love-ins, the Screw Ups: The Sixties.

It also was a hit Spoonface Steinberg which tells the story of an autistic, young Jewish girl suffering from cancer. The final of a quartet of radio plays titled God’s Country. This monologue sparked the most enthusiastic response of listeners when it premiered at the end of 1997 by BBC Radio. The show was later voted among the top ten radio dramas ever by the readers of Radio Times. Spoonface Steinberg was made into TV play and then an all-female show that starred an actress of 42 years old Kathryn Hunter. The show premiered in 1999, and was later moved onto in the West End.

Lee Hall Net Worth

Lee Hall is one of the richest Screenwriter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lee Hall 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lee Hall (born 20 September 1966) is an English playwright, TV screenwriter, writer and the lyricist. He is most famous for his involvement in the movie Billy Elliot and the book and lyrics for the stage musical version along with the 2019 movies Rocketman as well as Cats.

Hall was more successful in his comedy Cooking with Elvis, the lead character of which plays an Elvis Presley impersonator who has been left paralyzed after an accident in a car. The play was initially a radio show, but was changed to staged in 1999. Hall’s love of moving from one medium to the next can be seen in his play I Luv You Jimmy Spud which was initially an radio play in 1995 and was later modified by Hall into a stage show and film, Gabriel and Me, starring Billy Connolly and Iain Glen.

Hall married film director Beeban Kidron (Baroness Kidron) in 2003, who was the initial director of Hippie Hippie Shake.

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Facts & Trivia

Lee Ranked on the list of most popular Screenwriter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lee Hall celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.

What is Lee Hall famous for?

Lee Hall (born 20 September 1966) is an English playwright, television writer, screenwriter, and lyricist. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Billy Elliot (2000) and the book and lyrics for its adaptation as a stage musical of the same name.

Why was Lee Hall abandoned?

You can still see some of these on the property. Eventually, the Confederate army also abandoned the house as Union troops moved in. A small battle took place on the grounds, and the Union army set up camp here for a short time, as well.

Who was Lee Hall named after?

Lee Hall, located in the former Warwick County, was named for nearby Lee Hall Mansion which was built in 1859 as the home of Richard Decatur Lee , a prominent local farmer who was not directly related to the famous Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Why did Lee Hall wrote Billy Elliot?

While Billy is meant to be the story of his struggles while growing up, Hall thought basing a story around the desire to write might be boring to watch on film and stage.

Who was Billy Elliot based on?

The true story that inspired Billy Elliot His name is Sir Thomas Allen , and like Billy he also grew up in the North East. Sir Thomas’ singing talent as first discovered when he was at Ryhope Grammar School in Seaham Harbour, County Durham. He was encouraged to pursue it by his physics teacher.