- Walter Greenwood was born on December 17, 1903 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Love on the Dole (1941), No Limit (1935) and Chance of a Lifetime (1950). He was married to Pearl Alice Osgood. He died on September 13, 1974 in Isle of Man, UK.
- SpousePearl Alice Osgood(1937 - 1944) (separated)
- English writer, whose 1932 novel "Love on the Dole" detailed the plight of the Lancashire poor during the depression. It was later turned into a successful play and was filmed in 1941. Greenwood wrote further socially-conscious novels which never quite matched the success of his earlier work. He also set up a movie production company, Greenpark, in 1938, which made films for the British government.
- His most famous novel, "Love on the Dole", was based largely on his childhood, coming from a poor family in Salford, Lancashire (now in Greater Manchester); his father, a hairdresser, died of alcoholism when the boy was nine and his mother supported the family on her low-paying job as a waitress.
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