Tom Murphy (23 February 1935 â€" 15 May 2018) was an Irish dramatist
who worked closely with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and with Druid
Theatre, Galway. He was born in County Galway, Ireland and later lived
in Dublin.Murphy's first successful play, A Whistle in the Dark, was
performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London in 1961 and
caused considerable controversy both there and in Dublin when it was
later given its Irish premiere at the Abbey having initially been
rejected by its artistic director.Murphy was born in Tuam, County
Galway, the youngest of 10 children.[1] His elder siblings gradually
emigrated to Birmingham until he was left alone with his mother.[2] He
played at centre half back for the Galway Vocational Schools Gaelic
football team in the early 1950s.[3] He attended Archbishop McHale
College in Tuam , was an apprentice at the Tuam Sugar Factory and
later became a metalwork teacher in Archbishop McHale College
who worked closely with the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and with Druid
Theatre, Galway. He was born in County Galway, Ireland and later lived
in Dublin.Murphy's first successful play, A Whistle in the Dark, was
performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in London in 1961 and
caused considerable controversy both there and in Dublin when it was
later given its Irish premiere at the Abbey having initially been
rejected by its artistic director.Murphy was born in Tuam, County
Galway, the youngest of 10 children.[1] His elder siblings gradually
emigrated to Birmingham until he was left alone with his mother.[2] He
played at centre half back for the Galway Vocational Schools Gaelic
football team in the early 1950s.[3] He attended Archbishop McHale
College in Tuam , was an apprentice at the Tuam Sugar Factory and
later became a metalwork teacher in Archbishop McHale College
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