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Irish Eye on Hollywood: Irish Women CanStand the Heat

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September/ October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

From the 1990 Sean Penn movie State of Grace to the bygone NBC drama The Black Donnellys (which introduced the entertainment world to a young Olivia Wilde), the Irish gangs of New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen have provided plenty of entertainment material.  But a forthcoming, star-studded movie will put a new focus on this rough terrain – the wives of Irish-American bad … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Irish Women CanStand the Heat

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Where the Irish Boys Are

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Other Irish stars to look out for this summer are Pierce Brosnan, who will be appearing in the much-anticipated July song-and-dance sequel Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, alongside Meryl Streep and Colin Firth, as well as show biz legend Cher.  Brosnan recently told GQ magazine: “She was just everything that you could wish for and hope for. The voice, the eyes, the whole … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Where the Irish Boys Are

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Post-Twitter Chaos: The Kids Are in Play

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September/ October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Lots of headlines, rumors, and rage were generated when ABC cancelled the reboot of Roseanne Barr’s classic sitcom, which had generated high ratings for the network.  The controversial star – a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, which was evident in the politically-charged show – had sent racist material out on social media.  ABC ultimately yanked Barr’s new program … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Post-Twitter Chaos: The Kids Are in Play

Irish Eye on Hollywood:The Donovans’ Return

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

In other TV news, Showtime’s Ray Donovan – starring Liev Schreiber as a South Boston Irish fixer relocated to the West Coast – will soon begin filming its sixth season.  The show will actually be returning to its roots, in a way, with the Donovan clan heading back east, setting up shop in New York City – specifically Staten Island, though some filming will actually take place … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:The Donovans’ Return

Irish Eye on Hollywood:The Donovans' Return

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

In other TV news, Showtime’s Ray Donovan – starring Liev Schreiber as a South Boston Irish fixer relocated to the West Coast – will soon begin filming its sixth season.  The show will actually be returning to its roots, in a way, with the Donovan clan heading back east, setting up shop in New York City – specifically Staten Island, though some filming will actually take place … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:The Donovans' Return

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John Farrow, screenwriter, director and father of actress Mia Farrow, was born on February 10, 1904 in Sydney, Australia to John Farrow and Mary Savage Villiers. After working as a sailor he went to Hollywood in the 1920s and got his first job as a technical advisor. He then became a screenwriter in, notably writing the script for “Tarzan Escapes” (1936) where he met his  future wife, Irish-born Maureen O’Sullivan, who played Jane. She converted Farrow to Catholicism and he later wrote biographies of Saint Thomas More and Saint Damien of Molokai. Farrow’sgreatest accomplishments were his Academy Award win for the “Around the World in Eighty Days” (1956) script and his nomination as Best Director for Wake Island (1942).

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