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Russell Crowe

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

A Winter’s Tale and a Garden Party with the Merry Men

By Jaime Lubin, Contributor
September 10, 2013 by 1 Comment

The Merry Men and guest performers at the Indoor Garden Party in New York, October 2012. L-R: Moley O’Suilleabhain, Alan Doyle, Roberta Duchak, Samantha Barks, Russell Crowe, Kevin Durand, Scott Grimes, Owen O’Suilleabhain.

After his turn as Inspector Javert in Les Miserables, Russell Crowe’s passion for music is no longer a secret. In fact, he has been playing for years with a number of close friends and musical collaborators, all famous in their own rights. Jaime Lubin talks to a few of the lads about what brought them together. Backstage at New York’s Town Hall, I catch up with three of … [Read more...] about A Winter’s Tale and a Garden Party with the Merry Men

The Manly Mr. Crowe

By Daisy Carrington, Contributor
Febuary / March 2007

August 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment

Russell Crowe is clad in a black jersey with a shamrock and bulldog embroidered on the left breast, and the name Jim Braddock, Crowe's character in Cinderella Man, emblazoned on the right ("Something I designed for the crew," he says briskly). His face is roughly shaven, and his short bicycle shorts show off the scope of his muscles. Crowe exudes a raw masculinity. His body, … [Read more...] about The Manly Mr. Crowe

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Actor Richard Todd, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Cpl. Lachlan McLachlan in 1949’s The Hasty Heart, was born on June 11, 1919 in Dublin. After training for a military career, Todd changed his sights and enrolled at the Italia Conti Academy of Theater Arts in London. He first appeared in a production of Twelfth Night in 1936. Todd enlisted in the British Army during World War II. After his successful role in The Hasty Heart, he appeared in several more films including The Longest Day (1962.) He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 and died on December 9, 2009.

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