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Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 – 27 April 1970) was an Irish actor on television, stage and film. Early years [ edit ] Born into an Irish Protestant family in Portobello, Dublin , Shields started acting in the Abbey Theatre when he was 17 years old. [1]
Arthur Shields (1896-1970) Arthur Shields. Though not as well known as his nearly decade-older brother Barry Fitzgerald, Shields was a talented actor with well over twice the film roles in his career. Fitzgerald was already a well established player at the renowned Dublin Abbey Theater when Shields, also bitten by the acting bug, joined in 1914.
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Arthur Shields. Actor: The Quiet Man. Though not as well known as his nearly decade-older brother Barry Fitzgerald, Shields was a talented actor with well over twice the film roles in his career. Fitzgerald was already a well established player at the renowned Dublin Abbey Theater when Shields, also bitten by the acting bug, joined in 1914. He performed but was also out front directing plays ...
- February 15, 1896
- April 27, 1970
Jul 17, 2018 · Arthur Shields was a versatile and modest actor who fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and starred in The Quiet Man. He also had a close relationship with W.B. Yeats, Sean O'Casey and Eugene O'Neill.
Apr 27, 2024 · Arthur Shields was a brother of Barry Fitzgerald and a prominent figure in the Abbey Theatre. He fought in the Easter Rising, befriended Seán O'Casey, and appeared in John Ford's "The Quiet Man".
Jun 28, 2012 · The brothers Shields were close friends of Sean O’Casey, and took instrumental roles in the first productions of his ‘Dublin trilogy.’ Arthur Shields was through the 1920s and 30s, the Abbey’s chief ‘handsome lead’; his brother Barry Fitzgerald was the company’s most popular comic actor.
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Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 - 27 April 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. Born into an Irish Protestant family in Portobello, Dublin, he started acting in the Abbey Theatre when still a young man. He was the younger brother of actor Barry Fitzgerald.
