Arthur O'Sullivan (1912 â€" 17 February 1981), also known as Archie
O'Sullivan, was an Irish actor who appeared on stage, screen and
radio.The Radio Éireann Players were a repertory company for radio
formed in 1947 which performed in the station's regular drama
productions. O'Sullivan joined in 1948, along with Laurence O'Dea and
Frank O'Dwyer. After the depredations of the war-time years and the
devastating fire in the Abbey Theatre in 1951, the Radio Éireann
Players' powerful weekly performances inspired interest in drama
throughout the country. Their effect has been compared to an effort at
national re-invention, in the same way that the national theatre fifty
years earlier had been an attempt to redefine Irish identity. The
formation of a full-time theatre company for a radio station was
something new - no English-speaking country (not even the BBC)
possessed one, and all its members hailed from Ireland, many being
native Irish speakers. Micheál Ã" hAodha became the company's first
producer and Roibeárd Ã" Faracháin with Ria Mooney of the Abbey
recruited.O'Sullivan appeared with Tom Studley, George Greene, Éamonn
Kelly, Joe Lynch and Aidan Grennell in pieces by writers such as Frank
O'Connor and Seán Ã" Faoláin. Another contributor was Brendan Behan,
who made his debut with two plays for the radio. Between plays the
players acted in radio variety programmes and read pieces on the radio
as necessary.In 1961 O'Sullivan acted in The Weaver's Grave. Adapted
and produced by MÃcheál Ã" hAodha, it was written by Galway author
Seamus O'Kelly, and won the coveted Prix Italia for Radio Drama. The
players also won this award in 1964.
O'Sullivan, was an Irish actor who appeared on stage, screen and
radio.The Radio Éireann Players were a repertory company for radio
formed in 1947 which performed in the station's regular drama
productions. O'Sullivan joined in 1948, along with Laurence O'Dea and
Frank O'Dwyer. After the depredations of the war-time years and the
devastating fire in the Abbey Theatre in 1951, the Radio Éireann
Players' powerful weekly performances inspired interest in drama
throughout the country. Their effect has been compared to an effort at
national re-invention, in the same way that the national theatre fifty
years earlier had been an attempt to redefine Irish identity. The
formation of a full-time theatre company for a radio station was
something new - no English-speaking country (not even the BBC)
possessed one, and all its members hailed from Ireland, many being
native Irish speakers. Micheál Ã" hAodha became the company's first
producer and Roibeárd Ã" Faracháin with Ria Mooney of the Abbey
recruited.O'Sullivan appeared with Tom Studley, George Greene, Éamonn
Kelly, Joe Lynch and Aidan Grennell in pieces by writers such as Frank
O'Connor and Seán Ã" Faoláin. Another contributor was Brendan Behan,
who made his debut with two plays for the radio. Between plays the
players acted in radio variety programmes and read pieces on the radio
as necessary.In 1961 O'Sullivan acted in The Weaver's Grave. Adapted
and produced by MÃcheál Ã" hAodha, it was written by Galway author
Seamus O'Kelly, and won the coveted Prix Italia for Radio Drama. The
players also won this award in 1964.
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