Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 â€" 27 April 1970) was an Irish actor
on television, stage and film.Born into an Irish Protestant family in
Portobello, Dublin, Shields started acting in the Abbey Theatre when
he was 17 years old. He was the younger brother of Oscar-winning actor
Barry Fitzgerald. They were the sons of Adolphus Shields, who "was
well-known in Dublin as a labour organiser" although the 1901 census
listed his occupation as "press reader", and Fanny Sophia Shields
(née Ungerland), who was German.An Irish nationalist, Shields fought
in the Easter Rising of 1916. He was captured and held for six months
in the Frongoch internment camp in Frongoch, Wales. His obituary in
The Times of San Mateo, California, reported, "... upon his release he
was decorated by the Republic of Eire."
on television, stage and film.Born into an Irish Protestant family in
Portobello, Dublin, Shields started acting in the Abbey Theatre when
he was 17 years old. He was the younger brother of Oscar-winning actor
Barry Fitzgerald. They were the sons of Adolphus Shields, who "was
well-known in Dublin as a labour organiser" although the 1901 census
listed his occupation as "press reader", and Fanny Sophia Shields
(née Ungerland), who was German.An Irish nationalist, Shields fought
in the Easter Rising of 1916. He was captured and held for six months
in the Frongoch internment camp in Frongoch, Wales. His obituary in
The Times of San Mateo, California, reported, "... upon his release he
was decorated by the Republic of Eire."
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