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Sean O'Casey
Sean O'Casey , 1884-1964, Irish dramatist, one of the great figures of the Irish literary renaissance. A Protestant, he grew up in the slum district of Dublin and was active in various socialist movements and in the rebellions for Irish independence. His first plays, The Shadow of a Gunman (1923),... Read more
Abbey Theatre
Abbey Theatre Irish theatrical company devoted primarily to indigenous drama. W. B. Yeats was a leader in founding (1902) the Irish National Theatre Society with Lady Gregory, J. M. Synge, and A. E. (George Russell) contributing their talents as directors and dramatists. In 1904, Annie Horniman gav... Read more
Irish literary renaissance
Irish literary renaissance late 19th- and early 20th-century movement that aimed at reviving ancient Irish folklore, legends, and traditions in new literary works. The movement, also called the Celtic renaissance, was in part the cultural aspect of a political movement that was concerned with self-... Read more
Augustus Edwin John
Augustus Edwin John 1879-1961, British painter and etcher, b. Wales. John studied at the Slade School, London. A leading portrait painter, he had many important sitters, among them Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother), Lloyd George, G. B. Shaw, T. E. Lawrence, Sean O'Casey, and Dylan Thomas. His port... Read more
Jack Lynch
Jack Lynch (John Mary Lynch), 1917-99, Irish statesman. Before he embarked on his political career, he gained nationwide fame as an athlete, captaining several winning hurling teams in the 1930s and 40s. He studied law at University College in Cork and at the King's Inns in Dublin and was admitted ... Read more
comedy
comedy literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter. Unlike tragedy , which seeks to engage profound emotions and sympathies, comedy strives to entertain chiefly through criticism and ridicule of man's customs and institutions. Although usually used in reference to the drama (see dr... Read more
tragedy
tragedy form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a character flaw or, as Hegel stated, caught in a "collision of equally justified ethical aims." See also ... Read more
Nobel Prizes
Nobel Prizes Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E... Read more
Western drama
Western drama plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature articles. Greek Drama The Western dramatic tradition has its origins in ancient Greece. The precise evolution ... Read more
English literature
English literature literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. For the literature of previous linguistic periods, see the articles on Anglo-Saxon literature and Middle... Read more

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Sean Connery
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sean Connery From humble beginnings as a school dropout, Sean Connery (born 1930) became a major movie star...A Depression-Era Childhood Thomas Sean Connery began his life in the humblest of surroundings...
Connery, Sean
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Sean Connery Born: August 25, 1930 Edinburgh, Scotland...humble beginnings as a school dropout, Sean Connery became a major movie star at the age...A Depression-era childhood Thomas Sean Connery, born on August 25, 1930, began his...
Umberto Eco
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...more than 30,000 copies, but the novel became an international bestseller. In 1986 it was made into a film starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater. Eco's second novel, Foucault's Pendulum, is an even more ambitious attempt to incorporate...
Fallaci, Oriana
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...volume The Egotists: Sixteen Surprising Interviews, in which American writer Norman Mailer (born 1923), film stars Sean Connery (born 1930) and Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), and the widow of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961...
Louis L'Amour
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Burning Hills, (1956) starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, and Shalako, (1968) starring Brigitte Bardot and Sean Connery. In 1955, L'Amour signed a contract for two books per year with Bantam. The company later extended it to three...
Hepburn, Audrey
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1908 – 1990), Mel Ferrer (1917 – ) (whom she married in 1954 and divorced in 1968), and Sean Connery (1930 – ). In 1959 she made her first serious film, The Nun's Story. Hepburn and Albert Finney (1936...

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Connery, Sean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers CONNERY, Sean Nationality: British. Born: Thomas Connery in Edinburgh, Scotland, 25 August 1930. Education: Attended Edinburgh School of Art. Family: Married 1) the actress Diane Cilento, 1962 (divorced 1973), children: Jason and...
Carlyle, Robert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Scottish actors in the world, probably second only to Sean Connery. This is all the more remarkable since, with only one...justifies it in historical terms. "That link between Connery and Bond and the Scottish people is fundamental. Being...
Russo, Rene
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...older leading men with increasingly younger female costars (Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow in A Perfect Murder, Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment ), along came the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), starring the...
Snipes, Wesley
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...characters in action epics. He has been the wizened veteran hero's youthful partner (in Rising Sun, paired with Sean Connery); and the deranged, ultra-dangerous villain (in Demolition Man, opposite Stallone). But what truly marks Snipes...
Schuur, Diane
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...One of the album's highlights is a live song from a Kennedy Center performance by Schuur in which Victor Borge, Sean Connery, and Stevie Wonder were paid tribute. Schuur, with Herbie Hancock backing her on piano, flabbergasted Wonder by...
Bass, Ronald
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...yarn based on one of his novels. Another is Entrapment, a tired older man-younger woman romantic thriller featuring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones. However, the majority of his scripts tell humanistic stories and feature characters who...
bill
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...a particular, usually promotional, way, esp. as a means of advertisement: he was billed as “the new Sean Connery.” 2. send a note of charges to (someone): we shall be billing them for the damage caused. ∎...
Kamen, Michael
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Ballet, Alvin Ailey, and La Scala in Milan. In 1976 Kamen wrote his first film score, for The Next Man, starring Sean Connery. His big break in pop music came with Pink Floyd, collaborating on arrangements for the group's hit album The Wall...
Brosnan, Pierce
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Married 1) Cassandra Harris, 1977 (died 1991), one son, Sean, two stepchildren, Charlotte and Christopher; 2) long...Westbrook in Empire (London), December, 1995. "The Best Since Connery," interview with Ian Nathan, in Empire (London), October...

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bill
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...billed synonyms : advertise, announce; schedule, program, timetable; slate.   3. he was billed as the new Sean Connery synonyms : describe as, call, style, label, dub; promote as, publicize as, talk up as, hype as.

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ACTING HIS AGE SEAN CONNERY HAS CAREER-DEFINING ROLE IN "FORRESTER".(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 1/12/2001; 700+ words ; ...is, in fact, a long way from James Bond. He's Connery. Sean Connery. At age 70, he's been busy lately finding Forrester...not the thing one works for.'' Why then, does Sean Connery continue to work so hard? He's a millionaire several...
Critic Looks at Sean Connery's Career
Transcript from: The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Network); 2/21/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...movie icon series this evening with Sean Connery. The 77-year-old Scottish...REILLY: So Mr. Goldstein, Sean Connery's floating around. He's doing...FEMALE: I admire your luck, Mr.? SEAN CONNERY: Bond, James Bond. O'REILLY...
Homeward bond sends Sean Connery back to Scotland for 'Entrapment'.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 4/28/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...producer and star of "Entrapment," Sean Connery wanted to meet the North American...whether it was in the gym ("Has Sean Connery been here yet?"), the restaurant ("Look, there's Sean Connery with his wife and they're eating...
Sean Connery Free Agent; For the Smooth Scotsman, Home Is Where the Work Is
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/29/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...and actresses," says Sean Connery, almost shouting over...two distinct images of Connery, Sean Then and Sean Now. Sean...quoted as saying, "and Sean is one of them." If there is a new Connery role, it is that of the...
Sean Connery Cool As Bond at Awards Fest
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/9/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...this image released by the American Film Institute, Sean Connery holds his AFI Life Achievement Award on Thursday night...Institute, Lauren Ruane) Kilted bagpipers inspired Sean Connery to perform an impromptu jig on the Kodak Theater stage...
Sean Connery Honored With Lifetime Award
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/9/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...this image released by the American Film Institute, Sean Connery holds his AFI Life Achievement Award on Thursday night...Institute, Lauren Ruane) Kilted bagpipers inspired Sean Connery to perform an impromptu jig on the Kodak Theatre stage...
Labour blocks knighthood for Sean Connery over SNP link
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 2/22/1998; ; 700+ words ; SEAN Connery, the world's most famous living Scotsman...Party leader Alex Salmond said: "Sean Connery has made an enormous contribution to...women suffering violence? The last time Sean Connery attempted to explain his previous comments...
Profile Sean Connery With one Bond our hero was free The man who escaped his poor background by playing 007 is about to publish an 'autobiography' but, asks William Langley, how much of himself will the secretive secret agent reveal?
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/27/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...described as Sir Sean Connery's autobiography...wanted to have." The Connery family's roots...immigrant Irish tinkers. Sean's father, Joe...Until he was eight, Sean, the youngest boy...Henderson recalls Connery telling her that...
CONNERY V THE MOB; Dangerous liaison: Actress Lana Turner with Sean Connery in 1957.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/12/2008; 700+ words ; ...YESTERDAY, we told how Connery's hardnosed attitude...friend paid a visit to Sir Sean Connery's lavish apartment on...in South Pacific. But Connery refused the offer, reasoning...now, Shane had become Sean and he progressed slowly...
LIKE A ROCK // With 2 New Films, Sean Connery Relishes Role as Hollywood's Last Dragon
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/2/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...This might come in handy, because Sean Connery is mad at you. Intimidating...a Japanese paper reported that Sean Connery was dead. "My wife told the reporters...not the movie, but the man. Sean Connery's characters in "The Rock...