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McCourt, Frank
(Encyclopedia) McCourt, Frank, 1930–2009, Irish-American memoirist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. When McCourt was four his immigrant family returned to Ireland. He dropped out of school at 13 and had saved…Tabor, Elizabeth McCourt
(Encyclopedia) Tabor, Elizabeth McCourt: see under Tabor, Horace Austin Warner.Frank McCourt Biography
Frank McCourtwriter, teacherBorn: 1931Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Publishing phenomenon whose 1996 account of his miserable Irish childhood, Angela's Ashes, remained on the New York Times…Tabor, Horace Austin Warner
(Encyclopedia) Tabor, Horace Austin WarnerTabor, Horace Austin Warnertāˈbər [key], 1830–99, American prospector, known as Silver Dollar Tabor, b. Holland, Vt. From the Matchless Mine at Leadville,…Joyce, James
(Encyclopedia) Joyce, James, 1882–1941, Irish novelist. Perhaps the most influential and significant novelist of the 20th cent., Joyce was a master of the English language, exploiting all of its…In Joyce's Wake
Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…Notable Irish Writers
To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail, that failure is his world and the shrink from desertion, art and craft, good housekeeping, living. —Samuel Beckettfrom "Three Dialogues"…Irish Movies: Angela's Ashes
Celebrate the luck of the Irish with one of these Irish films by Beth Rowen Curious about the origins of St. Patrick's Day? Click here for more features. Related Links St…Biographies: Deaths of 2009
Deaths of 2009 See also 2008 Deaths 2007 Deaths 2006 Deaths…Angela's Ashes
Director:Alan ParkerWriters:Alan Parker and Laura JonesParamount/Universal; R; 120 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes was successful…Trending
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