found: The long and the short and the tall, 1959: t.p. (Willis Hall)
found: LEXIS/NEXIS, Feb. 13, 1997: Cont. theatre, film, tv, 1988: v. 6 (Willis Hall; b. Apr. 6, 1929, in Leeds, England; writer; writings, The Long and the Short and the Tall (stage); Billy Liar (film))
found: The Gardian Unlimited, Obituaries, viewed June 20, 2006 (Willis Hall, writer, born Apr. 6, 1929; d. Mar. 27, 2005; prolific writer, playwright wrote on many subjects incl. British soliders in Malaya, vampires, sports, etc.; obit. includes list of works)