- Born
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- Birth namePatrick Joseph Noel Purcell
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Noel Purcell was born on December 23, 1900 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Lust for Life (1956), The Crimson Pirate (1952) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). He was married to Eileen Marmion. He died on March 3, 1985 in Dublin, Ireland.
- SpouseEileen Marmion(1941 - March 3, 1985) (his death, 4 children)
- Children
- Sailor-like manner, huge white beard and cheery Irish brogue
- Often cast in films where most of the action takes place in the ocean.
- Originally cast as King David in the Biblical epic Solomon and Sheba (1959), opposite Tyrone Power and George Sanders. After Power died in mid-production and was replaced by Yul Brynner, Purcell was not available to re-shoot his scenes and was replaced in the role of David by Finlay Currie.
- Noel Purcell Walk, a road built near to his birthplace in the City of Dublin, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Dublin and Eileen Purcell, widow of the actor, in 1991.
- Purcell was conferred with the Freedom of the City of Dublin in June 1984. To-date (April 2010) only seventy four people have received this award.
- Got his first job at the age of 12, when he was hired as a stage hand by Dublin's Gaiety Theatre. Subsequently worked as a carpenter on stage design, which led to further interest in the acting profession.
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