Frank McCourt's second book, 'Tis, follows, where Angela's Ashes leaves off with the young Limerick man making his way in New York. In the following excerpt, Frank's pal Paddy McGovern takes him to an Irish dance hall. Paddy Arthur McGovern warns me that if I keep on listening to that noisy jazz music I'll wind up like the Lennon brothers so American I'll forget I’m Irish … [Read more...] about A Night to Remember
Angela's Ashes
The Irish Rep Presents: “Angela’s Ashes”
Showing September 9 - September 22, 2021 Irish Repertory Theatre presents the Pat Moylan production of Angela's Ashes Music and Lyrics by Adam Howell Book by Paul Hurt Based on the book by Frank McCourt Starring Jacinta Whyte and Eoin Cannon Directed by Thom Southerland Angela’s Ashes: The Musical is a remarkable story, told with rare lyricism and … [Read more...] about The Irish Rep Presents: “Angela’s Ashes”
Irish Eye on Hollywood: Angela’s Christmas
Just in time for Christmas, Netflix has produced a 30 minute animated movie based on a Frank McCourt’s story rooted in his memoir Angela’s Ashes. Entitled Angela’s Christmas, the sentimental cartoon may well earn its place alongside Charlie Brown’s Christmas and The Year Without a Santa Claus when it comes to future holiday favorites. Angela’s Christmas features the voice work … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Angela’s Christmas
Frank McCourt High School Graduates First Class
Frank McCourt High School first graduating class head to college. Best known as the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt also worked as a New York City public school educator, including 15 years as a teacher of English and creative writing at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan until his retirement in 1987. It’s fitting then that soon after … [Read more...] about Frank McCourt High School Graduates First Class
Memoir of an Irish Childhood
By Pete Hamill
September October 1996
Author and raconteur Frank McCourt, in his autobiography, has "examined his ferocious childhood, walked around it, relived it, and with skill and care and generosity of heart, transformed it into a triumphant work of art," writes Pete Hamill. Frank McCourt has written a triumphant book. His memoir of an Irish childhood is in turns hilarious, heart-scalding, bitterly angry. … [Read more...] about Memoir of an Irish Childhood