Reaction to the news that Everton chairman and British theatre producer Bill Kenwright has died aged 78.
Find out moreKenwright was on the board at Everton since 1989 and bought a 68% share of the club in 1999
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright, an acclaimed West End theatre and film producer, has died at the age of 78.He had been on the board at Everton since 1989, taking over as chairman at Goodison Park in 2004. "He seemed to have known everyone in the business and to care about them. Yet every chat would veer round to his equal passion – Everton football. The city that gave us The Beatles and two major football teams, also bred a unique impresario.
Before becoming Everton chairman, Bill Kenwright made his name in the TV, film and theatre industries. The Liverpudlian was also one of the UK's most successful theatre producers and played Gordon Clegg in Coronation Street between 1968 and 2012.
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