Daniel Cassidy
Encyclopedia
Daniel Cassidy was an American writer
, filmmaker and academic.
. He graduated from New York Military Academy
on a full scholarship, and from Cornell University
.
He worked for the New York Times as a news assistant.
He was a professional musician, starting as a reed player, and cutting an album as a singer and composer. He played Carnegie Hall
, the Civic Auditorium
, and the Tonight Show - performing with comedian George Carlin
, Kenny Rankin
, and Lilly Tomlin.
He married Clare McIntyre, in 1983. In 1995, he founded and co-directed the Irish Studies program at New College of California
.
His work appeared in the New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Observer and the Atlantic Monthly.
He died of pancreatic cancer at his home in San Francisco.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, filmmaker and academic.
Life
He was the son of a Navy chief petty officerChief Petty Officer
A chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards.-Canada:"Chief Petty Officer" refers to two ranks in the Canadian Navy...
. He graduated from New York Military Academy
New York Military Academy
New York Military Academy, or NYMA, is an American private boarding school located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. It was founded in 1889 by Charles Jefferson Wright, a Civil War veteran and former school teacher from New Hampshire who believed that a military structure provided the best...
on a full scholarship, and from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
He worked for the New York Times as a news assistant.
He was a professional musician, starting as a reed player, and cutting an album as a singer and composer. He played Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
, the Civic Auditorium
Pasadena Conference Center
The Pasadena Conference Center is a convention center in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles, owned by the City of Pasadena. It consists of three buildings.-Pasadena Civic Auditorium:...
, and the Tonight Show - performing with comedian George Carlin
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums....
, Kenny Rankin
Kenny Rankin
Kenny Rankin was an American pop and jazz singer and songwriter, originally from the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City, New York.-Biography:...
, and Lilly Tomlin.
He married Clare McIntyre, in 1983. In 1995, he founded and co-directed the Irish Studies program at New College of California
New College of California
New College of California was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President, Father John Leary. After 37 years, it ceased operations in early 2008....
.
His work appeared in the New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Observer and the Atlantic Monthly.
He died of pancreatic cancer at his home in San Francisco.
Documentary Films
- "Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs" nominated in 1996 for an Emmy Award.
- "Uncensored Voices,"
Reviews
Cassidy’s book is one of those eureka moments that leap beyond the ordinary to give us a new understanding of the subject at hand.