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Widows' Peak (1994) -- Edwina has just moved into the neighborhood known as "Widows' Peak," so called due to the prevalent marital status of the residents...

Overview

Date of Birth:
9 November 1926, Dublin, Ireland more
Date of Death:
12 February 2009, Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland more
Trivia:
He started using his pen name in the 1950s. At that time he worked in... more
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Northlight Welcomes Back Tony Award Winners John Mahoney And Rondi Reed For Its 35th Anniversary Season
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 7 July 2009, 12:29 AM, PDT)
Northlight 09-10 Season To Run Marvelous Wonderettes & More
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 March 2009, 10:51 AM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Self
Writer:
  1. Widows' Peak (1994) (screenplay) (story)
  2. "Alleyn Mysteries" (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka Inspector Alleyn
    ... aka Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries (UK: complete title)
    ... aka The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (Australia)
        - Final Curtain (1993) TV episode (screenplay)
  3. "Parnell & the Englishwoman" (1991) TV mini-series (screenplay)

  4. "Storyboard" (1 episode, 1989)
        - Hunted Down (1989) TV episode (writer)
  5. Da (1988) (play "Da" and novel "Home Before Night") (screenplay)
  6. A Life (1984) (TV) (written by)
  7. Good Behaviour (1983) (TV) (writer)
  8. "The Little World of Don Camillo" (12 episodes, 1981)
        - Part 12 (1981) TV episode (writer)
        - Part 11 (1981) TV episode (writer)
        - Part 10 (1981) TV episode (writer)
        - Part 9 (1981) TV episode (writer)
        - Part 8 (1981) TV episode (writer)
          (7 more)
  9. "Strumpet City" (1980) TV series (unknown episodes)

  10. "Wuthering Heights" (2 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.5 (1978) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode (dramatisation)
  11. "London Belongs to Me" (7 episodes, 1977)
        - Episode #1.7 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.6 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1977) TV episode (writer)
          (2 more)
  12. "Nicholas Nickleby" (6 episodes, 1977)
        - Episode #1.6 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.5 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.4 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.3 (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode (writer)
          (1 more)
  13. "Father Brown" (6 episodes, 1974)
        - The Quick One (1974) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Actor and the Alibi (1974) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Three Tools of Death (1974) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Eye of Apollo (1974) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Curse of the Golden Cross (1974) TV episode (adaptation)
          (1 more)
  14. "Armchair Theatre" (6 episodes, 1962-1974)
        - The Virgins (1974) TV episode (writer)
        - Love Life (1967) TV episode (writer)
        - The Big Blonde (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - I Loved You Last Summer (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - A Kind of Kingdom (1963) TV episode (writer)
          (1 more)
  15. "Black and Blue" (1 episode, 1973)
        - High Kampf (1973) TV episode (writer)
  16. "7 of 1" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Another Fine Mess (1973) TV episode (writer)
  17. "Country Matters" (4 episodes, 1972-1973)
        - The Higgler (1973) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Little Farm (1973) TV episode (adaptation) (writer)
        - The Watercress Girl (1972) TV episode (writer)
        - The Sullens Sisters (1972) TV episode (adaptation)
  18. "Tales from the Lazy Acre" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes, 1972)
  19. The Watercress Girl (1972) (TV) (writer)
  20. "BBC Play of the Month" (1 episode, 1972)
        - Stephen D (1972) TV episode (adaptation)
  21. "The Moonstone" (5 episodes, 1972)
        - Episode #1.5 (1972) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - Episode #1.4 (1972) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - Episode #1.3 (1972) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - Episode #1.2 (1972) TV episode (writer)
        - Episode #1.1 (1972) TV episode (dramatisation)
  22. Our Miss Fred (1972) (writer)
    ... aka Beyond the Call of Duty (Canada: English title: video title)
    ... aka Operation: Fred (USA: video box title)
  23. "Me Mammy" (2 episodes, 1968-1971)
        - The Sacred Chemise of Miss Argyll (1971) TV episode (writer)
        - Pilot (1968) TV episode (writer)
  24. "Shadows of Fear" (1 episode, 1971)
        - White Walls and Olive Green Carpets (1971) TV episode (writer)
  25. Percy (1971) (writer)
  26. "Six Dates with Barker" (1 episode, 1971)
        - 1937: The Removals Person (1971) TV episode (writer)
  27. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - The Dead (1971) TV episode (adaptation)
  28. "Sentimental Education" (3 episodes, 1970)
        - The Philanderer (1970) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Red Rose and the White (1970) TV episode (adaptation)
        - A Start to Loving (1970) TV episode (adaptation)
  29. "W. Somerset Maugham" (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Jane (1970) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - P. and O. (1969) TV episode (dramatisation)

  30. "Dombey and Son" (13 episodes, 1969)
        - Dombey and Daughter (1969) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Vengeance (1969) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Survivor (1969) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Flight (1969) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Mr. Dombey Rides for a Fall (1969) TV episode (adaptation)
          (8 more)
  31. "Detective" (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Hunt the Peacock (1969) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - A Man and His Mother-In-Law (1968) TV episode (dramatisation)
  32. Great Catherine (1968) (writer)
  33. "Sherlock Holmes" (3 episodes, 1968)
        - The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 2 (1968) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - The Hound of the Baskervilles: Part 1 (1968) TV episode (dramatisation)
        - A Study in Scarlet (1968) TV episode (dramatisation)
  34. "The Jazz Age" (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Assassin (1968) TV episode (adaptation)
  35. "Love Story" (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Egg on the Face of the Tiger (1968) TV episode (writer)
  36. "Comedy Playhouse" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Me Mammy (1968) TV episode (writer)
  37. Interlude (1968/I) (written by)
  38. "Nicholas Nickleby" (13 episodes, 1968)
        - Smike's Father (1968) TV episode (adaptation)
        - A Journey for Smike (1968) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Duel (1968) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Madeline Bray (1968) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Escape (1968) TV episode (adaptation)
          (8 more)
  39. "The Ronnie Barker Playhouse" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Talk of Angels (1968) TV episode (writer)
  40. "Late Night Horror" (1 episode, 1968)
        - No Such Thing as a Vampire (1968) TV episode (writer)
  41. "Half Hour Story" (2 episodes, 1968)
        - A View from the Obelisk (1968) TV episode (writer)
        - Do You Play Requests? (1968) TV episode (writer)
  42. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - A Time of Wolves and Tigers (1967) TV episode (writer)
        - The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft (1965) TV episode (writer)
  43. "Wuthering Heights" (1967) TV series (adaptation)
  44. "Liebesgeschichten" (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Liebesgeschichten - Sonja Ziemann stellt vor (West Germany: long title)
        - Das Schiff nach Valparaiso (1967) TV episode (play)
  45. "Great Expectations" (10 episodes, 1967)
        - Face to Face (1967) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Retribution (1967) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Estella's Father (1967) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Pip's Benefactor (1967) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Herbert's Warning (1967) TV episode (teleplay)
          (5 more)
  46. "Out of the Unknown" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Satisfaction Guaranteed (1966) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Second Childhood (1966) TV episode (writer)
  47. "The Informer" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Two for Joy (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - One for Sorrow (1966) TV episode (writer)
  48. "Public Eye" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - What's the Matter? Can't You Take a Sick Joke? (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - It's a Terrible Way to Be (1966) TV episode (writer)
  49. "Thirteen Against Fate" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The Judge (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - The Lodger (1966) TV episode (writer)
  50. "The Wednesday Play" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The Retreat (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - Silent Song (1966) TV episode (writer)
  51. Peli-ilta (1966) (TV) (play "The Poker Session")
  52. "The Liars" (1966) TV series (unknown episodes)
  53. "Blackmail" (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Red House (1965) TV episode (writer)
  54. "Undermind" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
  55. "ITV Play of the Week" (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - Come Back Little Sheba (1965) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Camino Real (1964) TV episode (adaptation)
  56. "The Hidden Truth" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Sweets to the Sweet (1964) TV episode (writer)
  57. "Maupassant" (1963) TV series (unknown episodes)
  58. "Jezebel ex UK" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Bitter Lemon in Biscay (1963) TV episode (writer)
  59. "Saki" (8 episodes, 1962)
        - Episode #1.8 (1962) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Episode #1.7 (1962) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Episode #1.6 (1962) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Episode #1.5 (1962) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Episode #1.4 (1962) TV episode (adaptation)
          (3 more)

  60. Broth of a Boy (1959) (original play)
    ... aka The Big Birthday (Ireland: English title)
Actor:
  1. Da (1988) .... Pallbearer
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "ITV Play of the Week" (script editor: series) (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Apple Cart (1962) TV episode (script editor: series)
Self:
  1. 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself

  2. "Call My Bluff" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1983)
        - Episode dated 13 June 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 June 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
(2001) His play, "The Life," was performed at the Circle Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Kevin Bellie was choreographer. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Article more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Mystery | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel | Number In Title more

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