Who knew that the woman who inspired Betty Boop was raised in an Irish household?
From glamorous baby-talking sweethearts like Helen Kane to tough-guy Mafioso duo James Cagney and Pat OâBrien, these actors together create the definition of âHollywood Star.â It comes as no surprise that their thickest connecting string is an Irish one.
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Though this true pioneer of a Hollywood actress was awarded the honorary title of âAmericaâs Sweetheart,â Mary Pickford attributes many of her values and character inspirations to her Irish roots. Throughout her career, she would recall stories and memories from her motherâs poverty-stricken upbringing in county Kerry, Ireland in order to build connections with her roles, which were typically those of young, honest, penniless female Irish immigrants or Irish-Americans (titles include âThe Foundlingâ (1915), âLittle Annie Rooneyâ (1925) and âAmarilly of Clothes-line
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With feature animation
Wolfwalkers looking likely to be Cartoon Saloon’s fourth nomination for their fourth feature film (their fifth in total including the short animation
Late Afternoon), actresses Saoirse Ronan (looking for a fifth nomination for
Ammonite) and Jessie Buckley (
, writer and actress Clare Dunne a contender for
Herself, and even Jamie Dornan a possibility for
Wild Mountain Thyme (according to some US trades), Ireland is hopeful for more Oscar success.
We have a rich history with the Oscars. Our industry has consistently boxed above its weight in its film and TV output over the years and this has been reflected in our success at the most highly coveted international annual award ceremony.
Drogheda has always enjoyed a great tradition when it comes to movies and I have discovered a few more links.
Fans of old films will recognise the picture (but perhaps not the name) but it s Sarah Allgood, a star of the black and white Hollywood films from the 1930s and 40s.
She featured in such classics as How Green Was My Valley , Cheaper by the Dozen and The Spiral Staircase .
Sarah passed away in 1950 in Hollywood and her death sparked a great local angle.
The Allgood family were from Dublin but had an old association with Drogheda by reason of the fact that in 1900, Sarah Allgood s sister-Marie O Neill-resided in the town with friends of hers -the Bernard McArevy family, high class furniture manufacturers, who then carried on their business at what would become the site of the Abbey Cinema on West Street.