In a long and highly successful career, Keith Waterhouse published fifteen novels, includingBilly Liar(which has been filmed and staged) andOur Song(also staged), seven non-fiction books and seven collections of journalism. He wrote widely for television, cinema and the theatre, including the highly successful playJeffrey Bernard is Unwell. He also published two acclaimed memoirs,City LightsandStreets Ahead. He died on 4th September 2009.