Walter
Greenwood was born in Salford, Lancashire in 1903. He came from a
poor working class family and left the local council school in Langworthy
Road at the age of 13.
Greenwood
did a succession of poorly paid jobs but continued to educate himself
by visiting the Salford Public Library. While out of work he wrote
Love on the Dole (1933). This
novel of life in a northern town during the depression was a great
commercial success and was dramatized (1934) and filmed (1941).
This
was followed by other novels such as There
was a Time, His Worship the Mayor,
The Secret Kingdom and The
Cure for Love. He also wrote articles for Picture
Post.
In
later life Greenwood moved to Douglas, Isle of Man and published his
autobiography, There Was a Time
in 1967. Walter Greenwood died in 1974. His manuscripts and letters
were bequeathed to Salford University.
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