Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy will be presented with the inaugural 2009 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish American Writers and Artists, Inc. (IAW&A) in Manhattan on October 16, Eugene O'Neill's birthday. As the first winner of the award, Kennedy is honored for his authorship of the Albany Cycle of novels centered around the … [Read more...] about William Kennedy Wins Eugene O’Neill Award
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O’Neill Documentary on PBS
Playwright Eugene O'Neill, the only American dramatist to win the Nobel Prize, will be the subject of a March 27 edition of PBS' documentary series "The American Experience." The show, entitled Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film, is produced by Arthur and Barbara Gelb, the authors of the famous O'Neill biography Life With Monte Cristo. The couple also wrote the script for the … [Read more...] about Eugene O’Neill Documentary on PBS
Eugene O’Neill: America’s Playwright
Eugene O'Neill was one of those Irish-Americans who never set foot on Irish soil. And yet a good measure of his identity as an artist was defined by his Irishness -- something he freely admitted: "One thing that explains more than anything about me is the fact that I'm Irish. And, strangely enough, it is something that all the writers who have attempted to explain me and my … [Read more...] about Eugene O’Neill: America’s Playwright
Who’s Irish in Hell?
A look at Warren Allen Smith's Who's Who in Hell. Warren Allen Smith, whose great-grandfather was an Irish-American named Curran, has, with tongue firmly wedged in cheek, we suspect, compiled a 1200 page compendium with the fascinating title Who's Who in Hell. One might think he's rushing things a bit because the book lists atheists, humanists, naturalists, freethinkers, … [Read more...] about Who’s Irish in Hell?
Arthur Gelb – An Honorary Irishman
Irish America publisher Niall O'Dowd presented Arthur Gelb with a Waterford Crystal Harp at his office in the New York Times building on May 12. Gelb and his wife, Barbara, were named to the Honorary Irish list by the magazine for their contribution to reserving the legacy of Irish America's greatest writer, Eugene O'Neill. The Gelbs first published what was considered the … [Read more...] about Arthur Gelb – An Honorary Irishman