Irish America
Irish America
Forget it. He'll cancel. How could he spare the time with all this going on?" So said our friend, the Hollywood expert, when Irish America arrived in Los Angeles for the interview with Frank Price, head of Columbia Pictures. The article would kick off a series on Irish Americans in Hollywood concentrating on those behind the scenes. Frank Price, who had headed Universal Studios … [Read more...] about A Rousing Tale
It is likely to become the biggest international bestseller since Gone With the Wind, but Scarlett, the sequel, has been criticized for its stereotypical approach. In Margaret Mitchell's book it was the Blacks who were caricatured, in the sequel by Alexandra Ripley, it's the Irish. The climactic scene in Scarlett, the sequel to Gone with the Wind, occurs when a mob of Irish … [Read more...] about Frankly Scarlett . . .
It is a measure of Brian Friel's stature or modesty-as a playwright of international acclaim that he is very surprised to hear mention of The Diviner, a collection of ten short stories he first published in 1979. "Oh," he laughs, "I'd forgotten about them." In fact, as the growing success and demands of his stage plays continue to affirm his standing as one of Ireland's … [Read more...] about Brian Friel: A Modest Man
He is a Catholic priest, a journalist, and an author who has written scores of books and hundreds of popular and scholarly articles on sociology, education and religion. As Doctor of Social Science at the University of Chicago, he currently heads a research group that focuses on ethnic pluralism and ethnic family structures. But he is best known as one of America's most … [Read more...] about True Confessions: An Interview with Andrew Greeley
GRACE "Now as the dawn is breaking, sure my heart is breaking, too. / As they lead me out to die, my thoughts will be of you." Rosemary Rogers profiles Grace Gifford (1888–1955), an Irish artist, political cartoonist, and republican activist best known for marrying Easter Rising leader Joseph "Joe" Plunkett in a jail cell hours before his execution. It was a drama … [Read more...] about Wild Irish Women | Mrs. Joe Plunkett
