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John Huston

Fathers of Influence

By Irish America Staff

June 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Maggie Holland and her father Dan at an Atlético Madrid game while on a trip to Spain in February 2017.

In honor of Father's Day, a collection of remembrances from Irish and Irish-American daughters on their fathers, many of which came from Irish America interviews. Eileen Murray, co-chair of Bridgewater Associates “My dad was in WWII, and Korea. He wanted to go to Vietnam, but did not. He felt that when the country needed you, you better stand up and go serve it, and … [Read more...] about Fathers of Influence

The First Word: Ties That Bind

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
April / May 2012

March 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment

“Nostalgia for Ireland sweeps over me often, not just when I’m working with an Irish cast. I love Ireland and I miss it very much.”   – John Huston We’ve had quite a year (at Irish America we measure time from March to March). In March 2011 we hosted our inaugural Hall of Fame luncheon in New York City, and later that year opened our Irish America Hall of Fame in New Ross, Co. … [Read more...] about The First Word: Ties That Bind

L.A. Launch of the
Huston Film School

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2003

April 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Anjelica Huston will be on hand to launch Galway University's Huston School of Film and Digital Media. A black tie gala to raise money for student scholarships will be held May 2 at Merv Griffin's Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The Huston Film School is set to open its doors this fall in Galway, offering courses in film and digital media at a master's degree level, and will … [Read more...] about L.A. Launch of the
Huston Film School

Anjelica Huston

Renaissance Woman

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief & Paul Sheehan, Contributor
October / November 2000

October 1, 2000 by Leave a Comment

Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston is perhaps most memorable to the Irish for her role as Gretta Conroy in her father John's film of the James Joyce short story "The Dead." Here she recalls time her family spent in County Wicklow before moving to St. Clerans in Galway. ℘℘℘ I have very early memories of that house. It was very large and drafty with an enormous kitchen and … [Read more...] about Anjelica Huston

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Today in History

July 7, 1816

On this day in 1816, Dublin born playwright and politician Richard Brinsley Sheridan died in London. Sheridan was a member of the British House of Commons and is best remembered for his plays “A Trip to Scarborough,” “The Rivals,” and “The School for Scandal.” He was very well respected by his contemporaries and is buried at the Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey.

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