Walter Macken (May 3, 1915 - April 22, 1967) (Irish Uaitéar Ó Maicín), was born in
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The King of Friday's Men and his own play
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Walter Macken (May 3, 1915 - April 22, 1967) (Irish Uaitéar Ó Maicín), was born in
GalwayGalway is the fastest growing and is the fifth largest city in Ireland and the only city in the province of Connacht. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland...
,
IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Originally an
actorAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, principally with the Taibhdhearc in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre, he played lead roles on
BroadwayBroadway Theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is the theatre associated with the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City...
in
M.J. Molloy'sMichael Joseph Molloy was an Irish playwright. He was born and died in Miltown, County Galway.Molloy originally intended to become a priest, but contracted tuberculosis as a young man. He began writing plays during his long hospital stays. His first play, Old Road, was produced at the Abbey...
The King of Friday's Men and his own play
Home is the Hero. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss'
adaptationFilm adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a feature film. It is a type of derivative work.A common form of film adaptation is the use of a novel as the basis of a film, but film adaptation includes the use of non-fiction , autobiography, comic book, scripture, plays, and even other films...
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Brendan Behan'sBrendan Francis Behan was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. He was also an Irish republican and a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army.-Early life:...
The Quare FellowThe Quare Fellow is a play by Brendan Behan, first produced in 1954.The title is taken from a Hiberno-English pronunciation of queer, meaning 'strange' or 'unusual'. In context, the word lacks the denotation of homosexuality it holds today. The play does feature a gay character, but he is referred...
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His son Ultan Macken is a well-known journalist in the print and broadcast media of Ireland.
Novels
- Rain on the Wind (London
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, MacMillan, 1950)
- The Bogman (MacMillan, 1952)
- Seek the Fair Land (MacMillan,1959)
- The Silent People (MacMillan, 1962)
- The Scorching Wind (MacMillan, 1964)
- Quench the Moon
- Brown Lord of the Mountain
- Sullivan
- Sunset on the Window Panes
Novels for children
- Island of the Great Yellow Ox (MacMillan, 1966)
- Flight of the Doves (MacMillan, 1968), which was adapted for the cinema.
Other works
- I am Alone
- The Green Hills (stories)
- The Coll Doll and other Stories (which includes thirteen stories from The Green Hills)
- God Made Sunday and other Stories
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