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A fourth generation Dubliner he was equally known in his homeland and on British television for knockabout comedy and for classic tragedy. His father, Con O'Shea, was an actor - singer (part of a double act known as 'Light and Shade') who became an army captain in the Civil War. His mother was a harpist and ballet dancer and a great - grandfather fought at San Antonio in the American War of Independence, inherited a piece of Texas, struck oil, became a New Orleans gambler and lost his life in a plague He went to school at the Synge Street Christian Brothers establishment where he shared a desk with a boy who was to become a top British television personality ,Eamonn Andrews. After being heavily involved in school theatrical productions he became a professional actor at 17 performing regularly throughout his career with the Gate Theatre in Dublin. with whom he eventually became a director on top of running his own company, 'The Vico Players'.He starred in 'Carrie', an Irish musical. at a Dublin festival then took it and 'King of Friday's Men' on a three year tour of America. In England he acted in 'Treasure Hunt' under John Gielgud and on television played the part of Bloom, which he loved, in 'Bloomsbury' for the BBC. Married to the actress Maureen Teal in 1951,with whom he has a son, Colm, they were on their way to America on a working honeymoon when their plane crash landed in Iceland where they were stuck for five nights while it was repaired. Once in America they joined the Touring Players on tours of Mexico and Florida, did Summer stock at the De Lys Theatre on Block Island and and when out of work operated the elevator at the Waldorf Astoria. Back in Ireland they soon gained a reputation as a team on stage and particularly on radio with their own shows 'Maureen and Milo' and 'What Are They Talking About.' They lived near the sea at Dalkey, and had a son Colm- Actor
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After his first start in show business he quit because he was only getting about £7 a week and he went into the rag trade. Later a friend asked him to make a two week appearance at a theatre to help him out. In the show he impersonated a woman and found that he had a talent for female impersonation and went on from there. Once he was well established he opened his own night club near the West End which even attracted Royalty. If he was appearing in a West End show or at a theatre not too far away from London he would do that show, which would include the usual two performance on a Saturday then be driven to his club and do a performance there. He would always let the audience know that hidden under the glamorous gowns and make up was a fella by going up to the microphone on his first appearance on stage and in a deep masculine voice say 'whotcha Mates' .- Actor
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Niall Toibin was born in Cork, Ireland in 1929. Married Judy Kenny (1931-2001) in 1957. Five children and six grand-children. He has had an illustrious acting career spanning over four decades. On October 29 2002 he received the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actor.- Actress
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Rosaleen Linehan was born on 1 June 1937 in Dublin, Irish Free State [now Ireland]. She is an actress, known for A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977), The MatchMaker (1997) and Great Performances (1971). She was previously married to Fergus Linehan.- Nuala Fitzgerald was born on 16 September 1935 in Dublin, Irish Free State [now Dublin, Ireland]. She was an actress, known for The Brood (1979), The Silent Partner (1978) and He Never Died (2015). She was married to Edgar Cowan and Michael John Robert Uniacke Penrose-Fitzgerald. She died on 31 July 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Anna Manahan was born on 18 October 1924 in County Waterford, Irish Free State [now Ireland]. She was an actress, known for Clash of the Titans (1981), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) and Ulysses (1967). She was married to Colm O'Kelly. She died on 8 March 2009 in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland.- Actor
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Vincent Dowling was born on 7 September 1929 in Irish Free State [now Ireland]. He was an actor and director, known for On Broadway (2007), Playboy of the Western World (1983) and Johnny Nobody (1961). He was married to Olwen Patricia O'Herlihy and Brenda Doyle. He died on 10 May 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.- Jennifer Johnston was born on 12 January 1930 in Irish Free State [now Ireland]. She is a writer, known for The Dawning (1988), The Railway Station Man (1992) and BBC2 Playhouse (1973).
- Brian O'Doherty was born on 4 May 1928 in Ballaghaderreen, Irish Free State [now Ireland]. He died on 7 November 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Pauline Flanagan was born on 29 June 1925 in County Sligo, Irish Free State [now County Sligo, Republic of Ireland]. She was an actress, known for Night Train (1998), Spenser: For Hire (1985) and Play of the Week (1959). She was married to George Vogel. She died on 28 June 2003 in New York City, New York, USA.