In June 1997, Peck, who rarely gave interviews in his last years, sat down with Irish America Editor Patricia Harty. An edited version of that interview follows. "Will you pour?" The gentleman sitting across from me cracked a smile as I nodded and lifted the teapot, wondering if I would be able to complete the task without making a fool of myself. I felt as if I was in a … [Read more...] about Gregory Peck: A Class Act
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All About Aidan
By Darina Molloy
June / July 1999
If Aidan Quinn were any more laid back he'd be horizontal. He's just lolled his way through a two-hour photo shoot, and is now sprawled on the other side of a tiny table in a charming old bar on Manhattan's lower west side. Clearly savoring the large cigar he's sucking on contentedly, he's turned sideways in his chair, lazily surveying the Friday afternoon stragglers indulging … [Read more...] about All About Aidan
Fionnula Flanagan: Up Close and Personal
Actress Fionnula Flanagan is a beautiful woman who is not afraid to ditch the glamour if the role demands it Audiences who remember her as the green-eyed, sultry redhead in the TV series Rich Man Poor Man for which she won an Emmy, and How the West Was Won, might have a hard time recognizing her in Some Mother's Son. Flanagan's opening shot shows her wearing no makeup, her hair … [Read more...] about Fionnula Flanagan: Up Close and Personal
Neil Jordan: The Man Who Made Michael Collins
For years we have been waiting. Director John Ford, way back when, was interested. In the early '80s Robert Redford talked about doing it. At different times Kevin Costner and Tom Cruise were said to be scouting locations in Ireland. Even Mickey Rourke was talked about. Well, at last, almost 75 years after his death, we have our movie Michael Collins made by an Irish director … [Read more...] about Neil Jordan: The Man Who Made Michael Collins
Moira Kelly: Hollywood’s Old-Fashioned Girl
By Kristin Cotter
September/October 1995
Can a strong Roman Catholic woman survive in today's Hollywood? The answer is a definite yes. Twenty-seven-year-old actress Moira Kelly, who once asked the permission of her pastor before committing to do a nude scene, is not merely surviving, but greatly succeeding. Film credits include Twin Peaks--Fire Walk With Me, The Cutting Edge, Chaplin and With Honors. You may also … [Read more...] about Moira Kelly: Hollywood’s Old-Fashioned Girl