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Irish Eye on Hollywood

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
October / November 2019

October 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

FROM AILES TO POWER Academy 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 … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood

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

Redeeming Bing

By Bob Lydon, Contributor
October / November 2003

October 1, 2003 by 2 Comments

Bing Crosby.

Once considered the greatest crooner of all, the distortion of Bing Crosby's accomplishments and reputation has been as remarkable as his career. Bob Lydon debunks many of the myths that have circulated since the singer's death in 1977.  ℘℘℘ Bing Crosby died on a golf course near Madrid, Spain, on October 14, 1977. He was 74 and well past his career peak years which spanned … [Read more...] about Redeeming Bing

Cleary Makes Health Clearer

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2002

December 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Siobhan Cleary.

Award-winning host for Ireland's best Anchor of a News Magazine Show, Siobhan Cleary is bringing Health Diary to U.S. audiences this fall. Airing on the New York area's channel WLIW, Health Diary, motivates people to get in shape with tips, exercises and discussions. It's "Get In Shape" segment tracks four non-exercisers in their struggle to get fit. The Gracie Award-winner … [Read more...] about Cleary Makes Health Clearer

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