Shane Connaughton (born 4 April 1941 in Kingscourt, County CavanHogan, Sinead.
Shane Connaughton brings it all home to his beloved native county
''The Anglo-Celt''. 4-29-2009.) is an Irish writer and actor, probably best known as co-writer of the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for ''My Left Foot (film), My Left Foot''.Welch, Robert, and Bruce Stewart.
The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature
Oxford University Press, 1996. p. 112. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the Academy Award-winning 1980 short film ''The Dollar Bottom'' and 1992 film ''The Playboys (film), The Playboys'', as well as other screenplays and plays. He won the Hennessy Award in 1985. Connaughton is the author of the books ''A Border Station'' (1989), ''The Run of the Country'' (1991), and ''Big Parts'' (2009). He adapted ''The Run of the Country'' for the screen in 1995 and published a book about its filming, ''A Border Diary'', the same year.How to Write--Meet the Writers: Shane Connaughton
''BBC World Service''. ''A Border Station'', a short story collection, was a bestseller in Ireland and was shortlisted for the Guinness Peat Award.Milligan, Bryce
Crossing Irish borderlands into self-awareness
''Chicago Tribune''. 4-7-1992. His first two books are both set in the County Cavan village of Redhills, County Cavan, Redhills, where he grew up, and ''The Playboys'' and ''The Run of the Country'' were filmed there. Connaughton attended Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has worked as a theatre and film actor, appearing in ''Coronation Street'', Mike Leigh's ''Four Days in July'', Neil Jordan's ''The Miracle (1991 film), The Miracle'', and ''The Playboys'', among other roles. Connaughton is married and has two children. He lives in London much of the time.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Connaughton, Shane 1941 births Living people Irish writers People from County Cavan Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Irish male film actors Irish male television actors