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Irish Eye on Hollywood: HBO to Release The Plot Against America in March

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
March / April 2020

March 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment

One of the more interesting political novels in recent years is being brought to television by HBO, featuring several big Hollywood names as well as an up-and-coming actor from Northern Ireland. Back in 2004, celebrated writer Philip Roth released an unusual novel called The Plot Against America. Best known for his often comic and deeply literary depictions of Jewish-American … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: HBO to Release The Plot Against America in March

Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

FROM AILES TO POWERAcademy Award winner Russell Crowe was most recently seen on the Showtime political drama The Loudest Voice, about TV kingmaker Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News. Now, instead of a character who enrages American Democrats, Crowe is headed home to play an Irishman who enrages Australian authorities.Crowe is slated to star in The True History of the Kelly … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood

New Film & TV

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by 2 Comments

DUBLIN MURDERS AIRING ON STARZ NETWORKA few years back, author Tana French told Irish America about her unusual journey from under-employed actress to “First Lady of Irish Crime.”“I needed a day job,” said French, an American-born longtime resident of Dublin. French ended up working on an archeological dig when she was bowled over by a disturbing thought.“What if three children … [Read more...] about New Film & TV

Irish Eye On Hollywood: August / September 2019

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

KEEPING UP WITH THE GLEESONS It’s the Gleeson family’s world. The rest of us just live in it. This autumn will be a special time for the Irish acting clan, made up of patriarch Brendan Gleeson and sons Brian and Domhnall. Domhnall was featured in the summer Irish-American gangster flick The Kitchen, about the wives of West Side Manhattan hoods taking over various criminal … [Read more...] about Irish Eye On Hollywood: August / September 2019

Irish Eye on Hollywood:
John Crowley the Bookworm

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
June / July 2018

May 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Celebrated Irish director John Crowley just can’t get enough of quality literature – and his latest project is based on a book by a Belfast writer. Crowley earned himself and his cast a trip to the Oscars for turning Colm Tóibín’s celebrated novel Brooklyn into a wonderful film, starring Saoirse Ronan. Crowley is currently working on an ambitious, big-screen adaptation of … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood:
John Crowley the Bookworm

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Edward Augustine Walsh was born in Pennsylvania to a family of Irish immigrants. At age 12, he began working in the coal fields. He grew to be 6′.1″ and at 193 lbs became known at “Big Ed.” In 1902, urged on by a friend, he tried out for the Wilkes-Barre baseball team. He joined the Chicago White Sox in 1904, becoming one of the top pitchers in the American league. Walsh is known for his spitball, which is now illegal. After his career ended, he coached the White Sox for several years and then coached baseball at Notre Dame University. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Walsh died on May 26, 1959. His son, Ed Walsh, also had a career with the White Sox.

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