Irish America
Irish America
William Trevor is one of the most respected fiction writers of our time. Best known as a short-story writer, he is also the author of ten novels and numerous plays for radio, stage and television. Trevor, who began writing only in his 30's, is now 61 years of age. He first achieved prominence with the publication of a novel, The Old Boys, in 1964. He has long been considered a … [Read more...] about The Outsider
At 60 and after a career of 40-odd films, Richard Harris had spent most of the last decade out of sight and out of mind in the Bahamas. What has brought him back from a life of beachcombing is the lead role in The Field, the latest movie from the Jim Sheridan/Noel Pearson duo of Oscar-winning My Left Foot fame. He also had an acclaimed stint as Henry IV in London's West End and … [Read more...] about Richard Harris: Outstanding in the Field
It was made in Hollywood on the back lot of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer smack-dab in the middle of the century—1952 to be exact. You've all seen it and thrilled to it. You'll probably see it again as will your children and your children's children. Magic has a way of doing that to us. Of all the thousands of musical scenes in motion pictures and the hundreds of stars who performed in … [Read more...] about Entertainer Extraordinaire: Gene Kelly
