Hollywood Irish

John Ford, Abbey Actors and the Irish Revival in Hollywood

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts
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Author: Adrian Frazier ISBN: 9781843512233
Publisher: The Lilliput Press Publication: September 1, 2011
Imprint: The Lilliput Press Language: English
Author: Adrian Frazier
ISBN: 9781843512233
Publisher: The Lilliput Press
Publication: September 1, 2011
Imprint: The Lilliput Press
Language: English

'I have to say the book is an unalloyed pleasure to hold and to glance through -- a sensual delight. It is an absolute credit to everyone involved. Paper, typeface, photos -- the whole production is a glowing tribute to the art of the book itself and a wonderful reminder of why we ever fell in love with books in the first place.' Mike McCormac. In the course of a 1935 USA Abbey Theatre tour of the plays of Sean O'Casey and others, an extensive collaboration was launched between director John Ford ('My real name is Sean Martin Aloysius O'Feeney'), fresh from shooting O'Flaherty's The Informer, and star players such as Sara Allgood, Barry Fitzgerald and his brother Arthur Shields. Tempted by movie contracts, these great stage actors resettled in Hollywood and became members of what was informally called Ford's 'stock company', appearing again and again in his key films such as The Long Way Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and The Quiet Man (1952). Based on a hitherto-unknown cache of Shields family papers and memorabilia, Frazier traces the remarkable life stories of these actors in their migration from Dublin to California. He shows how signifying elements of the Irish Revival mutated from world theatre to global cinema, giving fresh readings to some of the great films of the era. Richly illustrated, and driven by a sparkling narrative style, Hollywood Irish brings depth and perspective to Ireland's part in the fashioning of American identity.

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'I have to say the book is an unalloyed pleasure to hold and to glance through -- a sensual delight. It is an absolute credit to everyone involved. Paper, typeface, photos -- the whole production is a glowing tribute to the art of the book itself and a wonderful reminder of why we ever fell in love with books in the first place.' Mike McCormac. In the course of a 1935 USA Abbey Theatre tour of the plays of Sean O'Casey and others, an extensive collaboration was launched between director John Ford ('My real name is Sean Martin Aloysius O'Feeney'), fresh from shooting O'Flaherty's The Informer, and star players such as Sara Allgood, Barry Fitzgerald and his brother Arthur Shields. Tempted by movie contracts, these great stage actors resettled in Hollywood and became members of what was informally called Ford's 'stock company', appearing again and again in his key films such as The Long Way Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and The Quiet Man (1952). Based on a hitherto-unknown cache of Shields family papers and memorabilia, Frazier traces the remarkable life stories of these actors in their migration from Dublin to California. He shows how signifying elements of the Irish Revival mutated from world theatre to global cinema, giving fresh readings to some of the great films of the era. Richly illustrated, and driven by a sparkling narrative style, Hollywood Irish brings depth and perspective to Ireland's part in the fashioning of American identity.

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