Eamon Kelly (30 March 1914 â€" 24 October 2001) was an Irish actor and
playwright. In 1966, he received a Tony Award nomination for his
performance in the 1964 play Philadelphia, Here I Come!.Kelly was born
in Gneeveguilla, Sliabh Luachra, County Kerry, Ireland. The son of Ned
Kelly and Johanna Cashman, Kelly left school at age 14 to become an
apprentice carpenter to his father, a wheelwright. He first became
interested in acting after viewing a production of Juno and the
Paycock.Kelly was an actor and storyteller who became a member of the
RTÉ actors group, the Radio Éireann Players, in 1952. He is best
known for his performances of storytelling on stage, radio, and
television. He was discovered as a story-teller by MÃcheál Ã"
hAodha, then Director of Drama and Variety, following an informal
performance at a Radio Éireann Players' party.As an actor, he worked
extensively with both the Gate Theatre and Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He
was nominated for a 1966 Tony Award in the category Actor, Supporting,
or Featured (Dramatic) for his role in Brian Friel's Philadelphia,
Here I Come. He appeared on film in A Portrait of the Artist as a
Young Man (1977).
playwright. In 1966, he received a Tony Award nomination for his
performance in the 1964 play Philadelphia, Here I Come!.Kelly was born
in Gneeveguilla, Sliabh Luachra, County Kerry, Ireland. The son of Ned
Kelly and Johanna Cashman, Kelly left school at age 14 to become an
apprentice carpenter to his father, a wheelwright. He first became
interested in acting after viewing a production of Juno and the
Paycock.Kelly was an actor and storyteller who became a member of the
RTÉ actors group, the Radio Éireann Players, in 1952. He is best
known for his performances of storytelling on stage, radio, and
television. He was discovered as a story-teller by MÃcheál Ã"
hAodha, then Director of Drama and Variety, following an informal
performance at a Radio Éireann Players' party.As an actor, he worked
extensively with both the Gate Theatre and Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He
was nominated for a 1966 Tony Award in the category Actor, Supporting,
or Featured (Dramatic) for his role in Brian Friel's Philadelphia,
Here I Come. He appeared on film in A Portrait of the Artist as a
Young Man (1977).
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