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Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy ChayefskySidney ChayefskywriterBorn: 1/29/1923Birthplace: Bronx, New York Chayefsky's first foray into Hollywood in the 1940s ended when he left in disgust after losing control of a screenplay…Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift)actressBorn: 8/18/1920Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri This one-time roommate of Marilyn Monroe went on to carve out her own considerable niche in Hollywood. Winters…Russell Crowe Biography
Russell Crowe actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the…Paddy Chayefsky Biography
Paddy ChayefskySidney ChayefskywriterBorn: 1/29/1923Birthplace: Bronx, New York Chayefsky's first foray into Hollywood in the 1940s ended when he left in disgust after losing control of a screenplay…Shelley Winters Biography
Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift)actressBorn: 8/18/1920Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri This one-time roommate of Marilyn Monroe went on to carve out her own considerable niche in Hollywood. Winters…Jim Sheridan Biography
Jim Sheridanfilm directorBorn: 2/6/1949Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Sheridan's movies most often deal with the realities of Irish working-class life and the human consequences of Northern Ireland's…John Williams Biography
John Williams(John Towner Williams)composer, conductorBorn: 2/8/1932Birthplace: Queens, New York Famed movie score and TV theme composer, Williams has worked with Hollywood's most famous directors…Those Quotable Irish
John Millington Synge, W.B. Yeats, and others Compiled by David Johnson, Ann Marie Imbornoni, and Borgna Brunner The Irish have always been recognized as having the gift of gab, so…Movies and Film: The Lean Years
The Lean YearsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the decades following World War II, the British film industry…Hilary Swank Biography
Hilary Swank actressBorn: 7/30/1974Birthplace: Bellingham, Wash. The Oscar-winning actress has certainly paid her dues. In 1990, 16-year-old Swank left her native Bellingham, Washington, for Los…Trending
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