John McCormack(1884-1945)

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John McCormack was born on 14 June 1884 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Miller's Crossing (1990), War Horse (2011) and Winchester (2018). He was previously married to Lily Foley. He died on 16 September 1945 in Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland.

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John McCormack in Wings of the Morning (1937)

John McCormack and Edwin Schneider in Song o' My Heart (1930)

John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)

Maureen O'Sullivan, John Garrick, and John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)

Maureen O'Sullivan, Wally Albright, Raymond Borzage, Tommy Clifford, Effie Ellsler, Emily Fitzroy, John Garrick, Alice Joyce, J.M. Kerrigan, J. Farrell MacDonald, Edward Martindel, John McCormack, Edwin Schneider, and Andrés de Segurola in Song o' My Heart (1930)

Maureen O'Sullivan and John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)

Maureen O'Sullivan, Tommy Clifford, and John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)

Known for:

Miller's Crossing

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Soundtrack("Come Back To Erin")

1990

War Horse

7.2

Soundtrack("Roses of Picardy")

2011

Winchester

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Soundtrack("My Wild Irish Rose")

2018

Brooklyn

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Soundtrack("Macushla", "Silver Threads")

2015

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Actor

Citizen Kane
- Man Singing at Inquirer Party (uncredited)
- 1941
Wings of the Morning
- John McCormack - the Tenor
- 1937
Song o' My Heart
- Sean
- 1930

Additional Crew

Soundtrack

The Banshees of Inisherin
- performer: "A Legend (Christ in His Garden)", "Cavalleria Rusticana O Lola ch'ai di latti [Siciliana]"
- 2022
The King's Man
- performer: "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
- 2021
Once & Again
- performer: "The Barefoot Trail"
- Short
- 2018
Holding Back the Years
- performer: "Come Into the Garden, Maud" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 2018
Winchester
- performer: "My Wild Irish Rose"
- 2018
Brooklyn
- performer: "Macushla", "Silver Threads"
- 2015
Woking-geol
- performer: "When You And I Were Young, Maggie"
- 2015
Testament of Youth
- performer: "Silver Threads Among the Gold", "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
- 2014
War on Terror
- performer: "Una Furtiva Lagrima" from "L'elisir d'amore"
- 2011
War Horse
- performer: "Roses of Picardy"
- 2011
Boardwalk Empire
- performer: "When The Dew Is Falling" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 2011
Bachelors Cottage
- performer: "A Long Way to Tipperary"
- Video
- 2006
Folk Britannia
- performer: "She Moved Through The Fair"
- TV Series
- 2006
O Xeno
- performer: "Roses of Picardy"
- 2004
When Brendan Met Trudy
- performer: "Three O'Clock In The Morning", "Sonny Boy", "Kathleen Mavourneen", "Panis Angelicus"
- 2000

Personal details

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Official site
- The John McCormack Society
Born
- June 14, 1884
- Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died
- September 16, 1945
- Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland(emphysema)
Spouse
- Lily FoleyJuly 2, 1906 - September 16, 1945 (his death, 2 children)
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Trivia
Pictured on a 20¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor, 6 June 1984.

Quotes
[on Bing Crosby] All you need today is a cardboard megaphone and a little nerve and then to stand near a microphone and fake a thing they call singing.