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Paddy (film)
''Paddy'' is a 1970 Irish comedy film directed by Daniel Haller and starring Milo O'Shea, Des Cave and Dearbhla Molloy. The film follows the adventures of a Dublin butcher's assistant. It was made for $250,000 and sold to Allied Artists for $750,000. Roger Corman helped finance it. Cast * Milo O'Shea – Harry Redmond * Des Cave – Paddy Maguire * Dearbhla Molloy – Maureen * Maureen Toal – Clair Kearney * Peggy Cass – Irenee * Judy Cornwell – Breeda * Donal LeBlanc – Larry Maguire * Lillian Rapple – Mrs Doyle * Desmond Perry – Cahill * Marie O'Donnell Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in T ... – Mrs Maguire References External links * 1970 films Irish comedy films 1970 comedy films Films directed by Daniel Haller 1970s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Haller
Daniel Haller (born September 14, 1929) is an American film and television director, production designer, and art director. Life and career Haller was born in Glendale, California on September 14, 1929. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. In 1953, Haller started as an art director in television and then later made low budget feature films. Haller designed sets for Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe film series, including '' House of Usher'' (1960) and ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' (1961). Haller directed his first film, ''Die, Monster, Die!'', in 1965 for American International Pictures, based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Colour Out of Space". After directing two motorcycle pictures, '' Devil's Angels'' (1967) and ''The Wild Racers'' (1968), Haller filmed another Lovecraft adaptation, ''The Dunwich Horror'' (1970). From 1972, all of Haller's subsequent work has been in television, including directing episodes of ''Night Gallery'', ''Kojak'', ''Sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo O'Shea
Milo Donal O'Shea (2 June 1926 – 2 April 2013) was an Irish people, Irish actor. He was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performances in ''Staircase (play), Staircase'' (1968) and ''Mass Appeal (play), Mass Appeal'' (1982). Early life O'Shea was born and brought up in Dublin and educated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Christian Brothers at Synge Street CBS, Synge Street school, along with his friend Donal Donnelly. His father was a singer and his mother a ballet teacher. Because he was bilingual, O'Shea performed in English-speaking theatres and in Irish in the Abbey Theatre Company. At age 12, he appeared in George Bernard Shaw's ''Caesar and Cleopatra (play), Caesar and Cleopatra'' at the Gate Theatre. He later studied music and drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Guildhall School in London and was a skilled pianist. He was discovered in the 1950s by Harry Dillon, who ran the 37 Theatre Club on the top floor of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Cave
Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include: People * Des Buckingham, English football manager * Des Corcoran, (1928–2004), Australian politician * Des Dillon (other), several people * Des Hasler (born 1961), Australian rugby league player-coach * Desmond Des Kelly (born 1965), British journalist * Desmond Des Lynam (born 1942), British television presenter * Desmond Des Lyttle (born 1971), English footballer * Desmond Des O'Connor (1932–2020), British entertainer * Des O'Connor, Australian rugby league player in the 1970s * Desmond Des O'Grady (born 1953), Irish retired Gaelic footballer * Des O'Hagan (1934–2015), Irish communist * Desmond O'Malley (1939–2021), Irish politician, government minister and founder and leader of the Progressive Democrats * Desmond Des O'Neil (1920–1999), Australian politician * Des O'Reilly (1954–2016), Australian rugby league player * Desmond Smith (general) (1911–1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dearbhla Molloy
Dearbhla Molloy (; born 1946) is an Irish actress. Early life Molloy was born to John Molloy and Evelyn Ryan and grew up on Yellow Walls Road in Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland, the eldest of seven children. She attended an Irish-language school and finished her Leaving Certificate exams at the age of 16. As she was too young for university, she took a drama course at the Brendan Smith Academy before being accepted by the Abbey Theatre when she was 18. Career Molloy consolidated her stage reputation at both the Abbey and Gate theatres in Dublin, then she toured with an Abbey production to Britain. She was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in England, and has played Gertrude to Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet in the West End in London. In 1991, she was in the company that performed Brian Friel's ''Dancing at Lughnasa'', on Broadway in New York City, about the sad lives of a group of sisters in pre-war rural Ireland. She was nominated for a Tony a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works that have an already-established critical reputation, such as his cycle of low-budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe. In 1964, Corman—admired by members of the French New Wave and '' Cahiers du Cinéma''—became the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque Française, as well as in the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, the founder of New Concorde and is a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers". Corman is also famous for distributing in the U.S. many foreign directors, such as Federico Fellini (Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Toal
Maureen Toal (7 September 1930 – 24 August 2012) was an Irish stage and television actress whose professional career lasted for more than sixty years. She was born in 1930 and was originally from Fairview, Dublin. Toal began performing at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1946, when she was just sixteen years old. She became a fixture at the theatre, portraying Bessie Burgess in ''The Plough and the Stars'' and the Widow Quinn in ''The Playboy of the Western World''. She also appeared in several one woman shows, including ''Baglady'', which was written by Irish playwright Frank McGuinness. Another playwright, John B. Keane, wrote the role of Mame Fadden in his play, ''The Change in Mame Fadden'', specifically for Toal. Hugh Leonard also penned characters in his plays ''A life'' and ''Great Big Blonde'' with the intention of casting Toal in the parts. Toal was best known to Irish television audiences for her role as Teasy McDaid on RTÉ One's ''Glenroe'' during the 1990s. Honour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy Cass
Mary Margaret "Peggy" Cass (May 21, 1924 – March 8, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture for her performance in the 1958 film ''Auntie Mame''. Early life A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Cass attended Cambridge Latin School and became interested in acting as a member of the drama club. However, throughout her entire time at the school, she never had a speaking part in any of the club's productions. After graduating, she spent most of the 1940s in search of an acting career. She received acting training at HB Studio in New York City and eventually landed Jan Sterling's role in a traveling production of '' Born Yesterday''. Stage and film Cass made her Broadway debut in 1949 with the play ''Touch and Go''. Remembered today primarily as a regular panelist on the long-running '' To Tell the Truth'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Cornwell
Judy Valerie Cornwell (born 22 February 1940) is an English actress and writer best known for her role as Daisy in the successful British sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances'' (1990–1995). She also played Anya Claus in '' Santa Claus: The Movie'' (1985). In her later years she became known for playing Miss Marple in many stage productions, including ''A Murder Is Announced'' between 2014 and 2016. Biography Cornwell's father served in the RAF and she grew up in Britain, where she attended a convent school, with Penelope Keith. She later attended Saint Michael Boarding school in Heacham, Norfolk, before moving to Australia with her family. She has written about her childhood experiences in her autobiography ''Adventures of a Jelly Baby''. She later returned to Britain and became a professional dancer and comedian in her teens, working her act between the nudes at Dhurjati Chaudhury's Irving Theatre Club, on Irving Street, off Leicester Square, London., before becoming an actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donal LeBlanc
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as ''Ronald''. A short form of ''Donald'' is ''Don''. Pet forms of ''Donald'' include ''Donnie'' and ''Donny''. The feminine given name ''Donella'' is derived from ''Donald''. ''Donald'' has cognates in other Celtic languages: Modern Irish ''Dónal'' (anglicised as ''Donal'' and ''Donall'');. Scottish Gaelic ''Dòmhnall'', ''Domhnull'' and ''Dòmhnull''; Welsh '' Dyfnwal'' and Cumbric ''Dumnagual''. Although the feminine given name ''Donna'' is sometimes used as a feminine form of ''Donald'', the names are not etymologically related. Variations Kings and noblemen Domnall or Domhnall is the name of many ancie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillian Rapple
Lillian or Lilian can refer to: People * Lillian (name) or Lilian, a given name Places * Lilian, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran In the United States * Lillian, Alabama * Lillian, West Virginia * Lillian Township, Custer County, Nebraska Entertainment * ''Lillian'' (album), a 2005 collaboration between Alias (Brendan Whitney) and his brother Ehren Whitney * ''Lillian'' (film), a 2019 film * "John the Revelator / Lilian", a 2006 single by Depeche Mode * "Lillian, Egypt", a song from Josh Ritter's fourth album, ''The Animal Years'' Ships * USS ''Lillian II'' (SP-38), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission in 1917 * ''Lillian Anne'' (YFB-41), a United States Navy ferry in commission from 1942 to 1943 * USS ''Lilian'' (1863), a United States Navy steamer in commission from 1864 to 1865 See also * Hurricane Lillian * Lake Lillian (other) Lake Lillian is the name of several places in the United States: ;Lakes * Lake Lillian (Florida), in Highl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Perry
Desmond or Desmond's may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Desmond'' (novel), 1792 novel by Charlotte Turner Smith * ''Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom Ireland * Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom * Earl of Desmond, Irish aristocratic title * Desmond Rebellions, Irish rebellions during the 16th century led by the Earl of Desmond Science and technology * DESMOND (diabetes) (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed), a UK NHS diabetes education programme * Desmond (software), molecular dynamics simulation software * Storm Desmond, a windstorm in Britain and Ireland in 2015 Other uses * Desmond (name), a common given name and surname * Desmond (horse) (1896-1913), Thoroughbred racehorse * Desmond's (department store), a former US store * Desmond, slang term for the British 2:2 degree classification See also * Desman, a tribe of aquatic mammals * Clíodhna, principal goddess of Desmond, or South Munster * Limerick Desmond League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie O'Donnell
Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Trois-Rivières, New France * ''Marie'', Biblical reference to Holy Mary, mother of Jesus * Marie Curie, scientist Surname * Jean Gabriel Marie (other) * Peter Marié (1826–1903), American socialite from New York City, philanthropist, and collector of rare books and miniatures * Rose Marie (1923–2017), American actress and singer * Teena Marie (1956–2010), American singer, songwriter, and producer Places * Marie, Alpes-Maritimes, commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department, France * Lake Marie, Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, Winchester Bay, Oregon, U.S. * Marie, Arkansas, U.S. * Marie, West Virginia, U.S. Art, entertainment, and media Music * "Marie" (Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys song), 1969 * "Marie" (Johnny Hallyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
