The museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library will unveil an exhibition entitled "A Journey Home: John F. Kennedy and Ireland" on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2006. It will feature artifacts, film footage, documents and photographs relating to the President's Irish heritage. Among the highlights are gifts presented to Kennedy by the people of Ireland that have never … [Read more...] about Boston Museum to Showcase Kennedy’s Irish Heritage
Irish Eye on Hollywood
The Irish were extraordinarily well represented in this year's Golden Globe Awards nominations. Both Pierce Brosnan and Cillian Murphy were nominated for Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). Brosnan earned a nod for his turn in the spy caper The Matador while Murphy makes the final cut for his daring role as a transvestite in Neil Jordan's Breakfast on … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood
Eugene McCarthy Remembered
Eugene McCarthy died at the age of 89 in December. He was born a farmer's son in far-flung Watkins, Minnesota, not the typical urban Irish Catholic of his generation who went into politics. But McCarthy's Irishness was central to his identity, as is evident in his writings as well as the issues about which he was passionate. McCarthy struck those who knew him as a scholar, and … [Read more...] about Eugene McCarthy Remembered
Eugene O’Neill Documentary on PBS
Playwright Eugene O'Neill, the only American dramatist to win the Nobel Prize, will be the subject of a March 27 edition of PBS' documentary series "The American Experience." The show, entitled Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film, is produced by Arthur and Barbara Gelb, the authors of the famous O'Neill biography Life With Monte Cristo. The couple also wrote the script for the … [Read more...] about Eugene O’Neill Documentary on PBS
Waiting for Beckett: Remembrance of a Meeting on the Boulevard of Saint Jaques
April 13, 2006. Beckett's 100th birthday. In anticipation of that April, April future of Aprils past, I recall the first time I ever met him, Beckett, on now into a second decade, the man with the baggy greatcoat, the grey-shocked hair and the yellowed packs of Dutch cigars, sitting by himself in the lobby of the Hotel PLM-Saint Jacques, reading a copy of an Irish newspaper. It … [Read more...] about Waiting for Beckett: Remembrance of a Meeting on the Boulevard of Saint Jaques