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Christopher "Chris" O'Dowd (born 9 October, 1979) is an Irish actor and comedian best known for his role as Roy Trenneman in the Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd (2006). O'Dowd created and is starring in the Sky 1 television series Moone Boy (2012). He had a recurring role on the drama series Girls (2012) and starred in the television series Family Tree (2013). O'Dowd is also known for his films, most notably Bridesmaids (2011), This Is 40 (2012), The Sapphires (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Calvary (2014), and St. Vincent (2014). He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of Of Mice and Men in 2014, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.- Actress
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Of Irish, English, and Scottish descent, Maureen Paula O'Sullivan was born on May 17, 1911 in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. Her father was Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, an officer in the Connaught Rangers, and his wife, the former Mary Fraser (or Frazer). She was educated at Catholic schools in Dublin, Paris, and London (Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton, where a fellow student was fellow future actress Vivien Leigh). Even as a schoolgirl, Maureen desired an acting career, despite her father's initial opposition. She studied hard and read widely. When the opportunity to be an actress came along, it almost dropped in her lap. American film director Frank Borzage was in Dublin in 1929, filming Song o' My Heart (1930), when the 18 year old met him. He suggested a screen test, which she took. The results were more than favorable and she won the substantial role of Eileen O'Brien, then went to Hollywood to complete filming.
Once in sunny California, Maureen wasted no time landing roles in other films such as Just Imagine (1930), The Princess and the Plumber (1930), and So This Is London (1930). She was perhaps MGM's most popular ingenue throughout the 1930s in a number of non-Tarzan vehicles. In 1932, she teamed up with Olympic medal winner Johnny Weissmuller for the first time in Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), as Jane Parker. Five other Tarzan films followed, the last being Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942). The Tarzan epics rank as one of the most memorable series ever made. Most people agree that those movies would not have been as successful as they were, had it not been for the talent, grace, and radiant beauty of O'Sullivan. But she was more than Jane Parker. She went on to roles in such films as The Flame Within (1935), David Copperfield (1935), and Anna Karenina (1935). She turned in another fine performance in Pride and Prejudice (1940). After the 1940s, however, she made fewer films, primarily for personal reasons, i.e. caring for her large family.
It isn't always easy to walk away from a lucrative career, but O'Sullivan did because she wanted to devote more time to her husband, John Farrow, an Australian-American writer, and their seven children: Michael, Patrick, Maria (a.k.a. Mia Farrow), John, Prudence, Theresa (a.k.a. Tisa Farrow), and Stephanie Farrow. The couple were married from 1936 until his death in 1963. After her last Tarzan venture she asked for release from her contract to care for her husband who had just left the U.S. Navy with typhoid. She did not retire completely and still found time to make occasional movies and television programs, as well as operate a bridal consulting service (Wediquette International).
O'Sullivan made her Broadway debut opposite Paul Ford in "Never Too Late" (November 27, 1962-April 24, 1965), a great success. She would appear on Broadway again in various vehicles through 1981, and later also co-produced two Broadway productions. Later movie patrons remember her as Elizabeth Alvorg in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) (playing opposite fellow silver screen film veteran Leon Ames). Her final celluloid role was in The River Pirates (1988). Some made-for-television movies followed and she retired completely in 1996, two years before her death in Scottsdale, Arizona on June 23, 1998 during heart surgery. She was 87 years old.- Tony Doyle was an Irish television and film actor. He attended Belcamp College, Dublin as a boarder before going onto University College Dublin (which he did not finish). He got his first big break playing Father Sheehy in the RTE weekly soap The Riordans (1965) in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1998, he won an Irish Film and Television Academy Award for best leading performance for his role in Amongst Women (1998). He also won a Silver Nymph award at the Monte Carlo TV Awards. His most famous film role saw Tony as the head of the SAS, Colonel Hadley, in the 1982 British film Who Dares Wins. His other film roles included appearances in Ulysses (1967), Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970), Loophole (1981), Eat the Peach (1986), Secret Friends (1991), Damage (1992), Circle of Friends (1995), and as Tom French in I Went Down (1997). He died at St Thomas's Hospital in Lambeth, London, England. Brian Quigley, Doyle's Ballykissangel character, was written out of the show in the first episode of the final series where Quigley fakes his own suicide (he supposedly drowned himself) and flees to Brazil. The Tony Doyle Bursary for New Writing was launched by the BBC following his death. Judges include his friend and Ballykissangel co-star Lorcan Cranitch.
- Tom Dillon was born on 7 November 1895 in Strokestown, County Roscommon, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Woman on the Run (1950), The Exile (1947) and Whistling in Brooklyn (1943). He was married to Roumania Amelia Sintes. He died on 15 September 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
- Enda Oates was born in 1962 in County Roscommon, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Damo and Ivor (2013), Veronica Guerin (2003) and Halo: Nightfall (2014).
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Michael Cunningham was born on 17 September 1944 in Roscommon, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Splatter University (1984), Hill Street Blues (1981) and Shadow Conspiracy (1997).- John Waters was born on 28 May 1955 in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, Ireland.
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Patrick Chapman wrote the award-winning short film, Burning the Bed (2003), directed by Denis McArdle. The film starred Gina McKee and Aidan Gillen. His next film was the short Toxin, based on his poem. This was also directed by McArdle. He has published nine books, written a Doctor Who audio play, and twenty episodes for children's TV series Garth and Bev, Wildernuts, Bubble Bath Bay and Blinky Bill. He produced B7's 2014 adaptation of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles for BBC Radio 4. This starred Derek Jacobi and Hayley Atwell, and won Silver at the New York Festivals' World's Best Radio Programs in 2015. He was a producer on B7's 2014 adaptation of Sumia Sukkar's novel The Boy from Aleppo Who Painted the War, also for BBC Radio 4. He is a writer on a new series of Dan Dare audio adventures, also for B7.- Matt Molloy was born on 12 January 1947 in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland. He is an actor, known for An Eviction Notice (1995), An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast (1991) and Celtic Tides (1999).
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William Percy French was born on 1 May 1854 in County Roscommon, Ireland, UK. William Percy is known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010). William Percy was married to Helen (Lennie) Sheldon and Ettie ?. William Percy died on 24 January 1920 in Formby, Lancashire, England, UK.- Composer
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Matt Molloy was born on 12 January 1947 in Ballaghaderreen, Roscommon, Irland. He is a composer, known for I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991), Hands (1978) and Warrior Women (2003).- Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Earley was born on 16 December 1973 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland. Jason is known for Coney Island Baby (2002).- Actor
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Clark Dennis was born on 19 December 1911 in Roscommon, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Rhythm of the Mambo (1949), Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra in Redskin Rhumba (1948) and Hold That Camera (1950). He died on 9 November 1992 in Estes Park, Colorado, USA.- Make-Up Department
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Jack Casey was born on 15 August 1888 in County Roscommon, Ireland, UK. He is known for The Final Countdown (1980), The Shootist (1976) and Mean Dog Blues (1978). He died on 30 August 1956 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Martha Cooney was born in 1927 in Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland.
- Albert Reynolds was born on 3 November 1932 in Rooskey, Roscommon, Ireland. He was married to Kathleen. He died on 21 August 2014 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Edward Flanagan was born on 13 July 1886 in Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland. He is known for Die Stimme Österreichs (1949) and The City of Little Men (1938). He died on 15 May 1948 in Berlin, Germany.