James Plunkett Kelly, or James Plunkett (21 May 1920 â€" 28 May 2003),
was an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS.Plunkett grew
up among the Dublin working class and they, along with the petty
bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis
personae of his oeuvre. His best-known works are the novel Strumpet
City, set in Dublin in the years leading up to the lockout of 1913 and
during the course of the strike, and the short stories in the
collection The Trusting and the Maimed. His other works include a
radio play on James Larkin, who figures prominently in his work.During
the 1960s, Plunkett worked as a producer at TelefÃs Éireann. He won
two Jacob's Awards, in 1965 and 1969, for his TV productions. In 1971
he wrote and presented "Inis Fail - Isle of Destiny", his very
personal appreciation of Ireland. It was the final episode of the BBC
series "Bird's-Eye View", shot entirely from a helicopter, and the
first co-production between the BBC and RTE.
was an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS.Plunkett grew
up among the Dublin working class and they, along with the petty
bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis
personae of his oeuvre. His best-known works are the novel Strumpet
City, set in Dublin in the years leading up to the lockout of 1913 and
during the course of the strike, and the short stories in the
collection The Trusting and the Maimed. His other works include a
radio play on James Larkin, who figures prominently in his work.During
the 1960s, Plunkett worked as a producer at TelefÃs Éireann. He won
two Jacob's Awards, in 1965 and 1969, for his TV productions. In 1971
he wrote and presented "Inis Fail - Isle of Destiny", his very
personal appreciation of Ireland. It was the final episode of the BBC
series "Bird's-Eye View", shot entirely from a helicopter, and the
first co-production between the BBC and RTE.
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