Gabriel Fallon (1898–10 June 1980) was an Irish theatre critic, actor and theatre director. He was born in

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and joined the Civil Service in 1914. He became an actor in the

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, where he remained until 1930 when he started to spend more time on journalism. He was drama critic for the

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and Evening Press. In 1946 he produced "Katie Roche" and in 1947 "Wife to James Whelan" , by Irish playwright

Teresa Deevy Teresa Deevy (21 January 1894 – 19 January 1963) was an Irish dramatist and writer, who was deaf from the age of 19. Best known for her works for theatre, she was also a short story writer, and writer for radio. Early life Teresa Deevy w ...

. These were both

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productions. He was director of the Abbey Theatre from 1959 to 1974, his production involvement can be seen in the Abbey Theatre archives He was married with six children. A devout

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, Fallon was an early member of

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.Maurice Curtis, ''A Challenge to Democracy: Militant Catholicism in Modern Ireland'', The History Press Ireland, 2010, p. 55

Playography

* ''

Katie Roche ''Katie Roche'' is a 1936 expressionist play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy. It has been staged by the Abbey Theatre eleven times with the most recent revival being in 2017. Described as a "reputed favourite with amateur dramatic societies an ...

'' 1946 * ''

Wife to James Whelan ''Wife to James Whelan: A Play in Three Acts'', is a play written in 1937 by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy. This was Deevy's first work to be rejected after having six consecutive plays produced and performed at the Abbey Theatre. The play follow ...

'' 1947

References

External links

* Gabriel Fallon a
The Abbey Theatre Archive
* Gabriel Fallon a
The Teresa Deevy Archive
1898 births 1980 deaths Irish theatre critics Irish male stage actors Irish theatre directors People from Drumcondra, Dublin Male actors from County Dublin Writers from County Dublin {{ireland-actor-stub