Frank Carney, (1902â€"1978)[1] was an Irish playwright.Born in
Westport, Co. Mayo educated at schools in Tuam and later at Galway
University. A civil servant for a number of years in the Old Age
Pensions Department, which gave him an opportunity of observing Irish
rural life at close quarters. He had a career with the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin from 1936 - 1938. A number of his plays were staged at the
Abbey Theatre, Dublin including 'The Righteous are Bold' and 'They
Went By Bus' (1946) and Peeping Tom (1940). He was also cast in many
productions at the Abbey Theatre[2] and for a time in 1936 he was
stage manager with the Peacock Theatre. One of his performances was in
a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called The Wild Goose [3]
where he played the part of Father Ryan, there were six performances
in this production.[citation needed]
Westport, Co. Mayo educated at schools in Tuam and later at Galway
University. A civil servant for a number of years in the Old Age
Pensions Department, which gave him an opportunity of observing Irish
rural life at close quarters. He had a career with the Abbey Theatre,
Dublin from 1936 - 1938. A number of his plays were staged at the
Abbey Theatre, Dublin including 'The Righteous are Bold' and 'They
Went By Bus' (1946) and Peeping Tom (1940). He was also cast in many
productions at the Abbey Theatre[2] and for a time in 1936 he was
stage manager with the Peacock Theatre. One of his performances was in
a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called The Wild Goose [3]
where he played the part of Father Ryan, there were six performances
in this production.[citation needed]
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