Irish America
Irish America
Stephen Downey (1937-2021) Speechwriter and communications consultant Stephen Downey died in early December 2021, aged 84. Married to lauded cabaret singer and musical theater actress KT Sullivan, Downey was a passionate supporter and aficionado of the arts, and served as president of both the Yeats Drama Society and the New York Browning Society. Born in Providence, Rhode … [Read more...] about Those We Lost
Anne Rice and Michael Connelly spoke to Mary Pat Kelly at the Ninth Annual Thriller Fest a gathering of writers, editors, publishers, literary agents and fans held this summer in New York. Anne O’Brien Rice, the mega-bestselling (a hundred million books) author who created a genre with her Interview with a Vampire has never been to Ireland but wants to go. Michael Connelly, … [Read more...] about The Big Thrill
With his 1992 Oscar-winning film, The Crying Game, Irish director-screenwriter Neil Jordan staked a claim as a major force in the international film industry. In 1994, Jordan's spectacular film version of Anne Rice's cult novel, Interview with the Vampire, consolidated that claim. Starring box-office heavyweights Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Christian Slater the movie is … [Read more...] about Interview with the Vampire Maker
