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Neil Jordan Biography

Neil Jordan writer, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 2/25/1950Birthplace: County Sligo, Ireland Neil Jordan worked as a laborer in London before founding the Irish Writers Co-operative in…

Neil Simon Biography

Neil Simonplaywright, producerBorn: 7/4/1927Birthplace: Bronx, New York Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright known for his popular plays about middle-class America that often…

Neil Young Biography

Neil Youngsinger; songwriter; guitaristBorn: 11/12/1945Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada From his work with Buffalo Springfield (1966–68) and Crosby, Stills, and Nash in the 1960s and…

Jouett, Matthew Harris

(Encyclopedia) Jouett, Matthew HarrisJouett, Matthew Harrisjōˈət [key], 1787–1827, American painter, b. Mercer co., Ky., studied in Boston with Gilbert Stuart. He was the first prominent painter in…

Whitaker, Charles Harris

(Encyclopedia) Whitaker, Charles HarrisWhitaker, Charles Harrishwĭtˈəkər [key], 1872–1938, American architect and author, b. Rhode Island, studied art abroad. Editor (1913–27) of the journal of the…

2014 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards

The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 8, 2014. Play: All The Way Musical: A Gentleman's Guide…

Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Napier, Sir William Francis PatrickNapier, Sir William Francis Patricknāˈpēr, nəpērˈ [key], 1785–1860, British general and historian; brother of Sir Charles James Napier. He served in…

Irish Movies: The Butcher Boy (1997)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next by Beth Rowen The Butcher Boy (1997) A small-town Irish boy's rambunctious nature turns violent in this 1997 shocker from filmmaker…

Sheehan, Neil

(Encyclopedia) Sheehan, Neil (Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan), 1936-2021, American journalist, b. Holyoke, Ma. Sheehan was hired by United Press…

Simon, Neil

(Encyclopedia) Simon, Neil (Marvin Neil Simon), 1927–2018, American playwright, b. the Bronx, New York City. His plays, nearly all of them popular with audiences, if not always with critics, are…