Irish America
Irish America
From witch hunts and huddled masses to the White House– 20 significant moments in the history of the Irish in America. 1688: Witch Hunt Goody Glover, an Irish woman, was hanged as a witch four years before the infamous Salem Trials of 1692 (as illustrated left). Glover, an Irish laundress who came to Salem, Massachusetts via the Caribbean, was arrested, tried for bewitching, … [Read more...] about 20 Moments in History
Seamus Heaney was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature "for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past." The first person from Northern Ireland to be so honored, Heaney was born on April 13, 1939, the eldest of nine children, to Margaret and Patrick Heaney, at the family farm in Mossbawn, County Derry. In his Nobel Prize … [Read more...] about An Interview with Seamus Heaney
Mary Higgins Clark is one of America's premier "who done it" writers. Her books are worldwide best-sellers. Several of her novels have been made into television dramas and major movies. In April 2000, she signed a five-book deal with Simon & Schuster worth an astonishing $64 million, but as one book after another passes the million mark in sales, the arrangement looks like … [Read more...] about 20 Great Interviews: Mary Higgins Clark
Was it good for you?" asked the legendary director John Huston, his distinctive voice bellowing across the sound stage. "Fine, perfect," replied assistant director Tommy Shaw, a stout, white-bearded terrier of a man, who in turn motioned to Fred Murphy, the cinematographer, and asked, "How was it for you?" "Good," said Murphy, ever so politely. "Couldn't have been … [Read more...] about 20 Great Interviews: John Huston
Russell Crowe is clad in a black jersey with a shamrock and bulldog embroidered on the left breast, and the name Jim Braddock, Crowe's character in Cinderella Man, emblazoned on the right ("Something I designed for the crew," he says briskly). His face is roughly shaven, and his short bicycle shorts show off the scope of his muscles. Crowe exudes a raw masculinity. His body, … [Read more...] about The Manly Mr. Crowe
