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Frank McGuinness is a Actor and Scriptwriter Irlandais born on 29 july 1953 at Buncrana (Irlande)

Frank McGuinness

Frank McGuinness
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Nationality Irlande
Birth 29 july 1953 (70 years) at Buncrana (Irlande)

Professor Frank McGuinness (born 29 July 1953) is an Irish playwright and poet. As well as his own works, which include The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me and Dolly West's Kitchen, he is recognised for a "strong record of adapting literary classics, having translated the plays of Racine, Sophocles, Ibsen and Strindberg to critical acclaim". Prof. McGuinness has been Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin (UCD) since 2007.

Biography

McGuinness was born in Buncrana, a town located on the Inishowen Peninsula of County Donegal, Ireland. He was educated locally and at University College Dublin, where he studied Pure English and medieval studies to postgraduate level.

He first came to prominence with his play The Factory Girls, but established his reputation with his play about World War I, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, which was staged in Dublin's Abbey Theatre and internationally. The play made a name for him when it was performed at Hampstead Theatre, drawing comments about McGuinness's Irish Catholic background. It won numerous awards including the London Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for McGuinness. He has also written new versions of classic dramas, including works by Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, and Euripides, adapting the literal translations of others. In addition, he wrote the screenplay for the film Dancing at Lughnasa, adapting the stage play by fellow Irishman (and, indeed, fellow Ulsterman) Brian Friel.

McGuinness's first poetry anthology, Booterstown, was published in 1994. Several of his poems have been recorded by Marianne Faithfull, including Electra, After the Ceasefire and The Wedding.

McGuinness previously lectured in Linguistics and Drama at the University of Ulster, Medieval Studies at University College, Dublin and English at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Then he was a writer-in-residence lecturing at University College Dublin before being appointed Professor of Creative Writing in the School of English, Drama and Film at University College Dublin.

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Filmography of Frank McGuinness (4 films)

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A Short Stay in Switzerland, 1h30
Directed by Simon Curtis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Julie Walters, Stephen Campbel Moore, Lyndsey Marshal, Liz White, Michelle Fairley, Patrick Malahide
Roles Writer
Rating74% 3.7297453.7297453.7297453.7297453.729745
The movie is based on the true story of Dr. Anne Turner, who after suffering from the incurable progressive supranuclear palsy, travelled to Zurich for an assisted suicide by an organization called Dignitas after her husband not long before died of the same rare condition.
Dancing at Lughnasa, 1h35
Directed by Pat O'Connor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson, Bríd Brennan
Rating62% 3.1477453.1477453.1477453.1477453.147745
1936. Cinq sœurs vivant ensemble dans le comté de Donegal élèvent le fils illégitime de l'une d'elles, Michael. Leur vie va être bouleversée par le retour de leur grand frère, Jack, qui vient de passer 25 ans comme missionnaire en Afrique, puis par celui de Gerry, le père volage de Michael, aventurier en route pour l'Espagne.
Talk of Angels, 1h36
Directed by Nick Hamm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Polly Walker, Vincent Pérez, Franco Nero, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz, Frances McDormand
Rating58% 2.9025052.9025052.9025052.9025052.902505
Dans les années 30, en Espagne, une jeune femme d'origine irlandaise tombe amoureuse d'un homme marié, qui lutte contre le régime de Franco.