William Joseph Shields
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 10, 1888 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | Jan 14, 1961 Dublin, Ireland |
| Age | Died at 72 |
| Final Resting PlaceDeansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock | |
Barry Fitzgerald | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1924-61 |
| Top Roles | Aloysius Gogarty, Det. Lt. Dan Muldoon, Inspector Donnelly, Fluther Good, Capt. McCardle |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Musical, Crime, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Sailors / The Sea |
| Top Collaborators | John Ford (Director), Howard Hawks (Director), Howard Da Silva, Hal B. Wallis (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Gregory La Cava, Richard Haydn, Katharine Houghton see more.. |
Barry Fitzgerald Overview:
Legendary character actor, Barry Fitzgerald, was born William Joseph Shields on Mar 10, 1888 in Dublin, Ireland. Fitzgerald died at the age of 72 on Jan 14, 1961 in Dublin, Ireland and was laid to rest in Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock in Dublin, Ireland.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actor for Going My Way (as Father Fitzgibbon) in 1944.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1944 | Best Actor | Going My Way (1944) | Father Fitzgibbon | Nominated |
| 1944 | Best Supporting Actor | Going My Way (1944) | Father Fitzgibbon | Won |
He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Television.
BlogHub Articles:
, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward in "And Then There Were None"
By Stephen Reginald on Dec 3, 2021 From Classic Movie Man, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward in "And Then There Were None" And Then There Were None (1945) is a mystery movie directed by Rene Clair and starring , Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward. The film is an adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1939 novel of the same name... Read full article
- Frowning on Fame
By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 10, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversWhile hunting down photographs of 's home for the upcoming Hollywood Home Tour we stumbled upon this article from the New York Times, originally posted on January 14, 1945. It was so entertaining we couldn't help but share it. And it's so fitting for St. Patrick's Day too...which wil... Read full article
Classic Movie Coincidence: and Richard Haydn
By Annmarie Gatti on Mar 10, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub Blogand Richard Haydn?share a birthday and a film: Both and Richard Haydn appeared in?And Then There Were None — and both were born today March 10 (17 yrs apart!). Richard Haydn?as butler Thomas Rogers?and ?as Judge Francis J. Quinncannon?in Agath... Read full article
- Frowning on Fame
By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 10, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversWhile hunting down photographs of 's home for the upcoming Hollywood Home Tour we stumbled upon this article from the New York Times, originally posted on January 14, 1945. It was so entertaining we couldn't help but share it. And it's so fitting for St. Patrick's Day too...which wil... Read full article
- Frowning on Fame
By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 10, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversWhile hunting down photographs of 's home for the upcoming Hollywood Home Tour we stumbled upon this article from the New York Times, originally posted on January 14, 1945. It was so entertaining we couldn't help but share it. And it's so fitting for St. Patrick's Day too...which wil... Read full article
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Barry Fitzgerald Quotes:
Inspector Donnelly: I'll break any man who takes his eyes off that suitcase.
Michaleen Flynn: I have... I have come.
Mary Kate Danaher: Oh, I can see that. But from whose pub was it?
Michaleen Flynn: Pub? Pub? You've the face of an angel with the tongue of an adder. I have a good mind to go about me own business and tell Thon Shorton he's better off without ya!
Mary Kate Danaher: Wait a minute, what was that?
Michaleen Flynn: Well ye be listenin' then and not interrupting the shockelhorn - the matchmaker... I have come at the request of Thon Shorton...
Mary Kate Danaher: Sean Thornton.
Michaleen Flynn: Shut up... bachelor and party of the first part, to ask if you, uh - strictly informally, mind you - eh, Mary Kate Danaher, spinster, and party of the second part.
Mary Kate Danaher: Well. Go on. You were sayin'?
Michaleen Flynn: Actually... me mouth is like a dry crust and the sun is that hot on me pate.
Mary Kate Danaher: Will you be steppin' into the parlor? The house may belong to my brother, but what's in the parlor belongs to me.
Michaleen Flynn: I will then... and I hope there's a bottle there, whoever it belongs to...
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