Louis, Missouri, following a "falls count anywhere" match between Hornswoggle and Chavo Guerrero Jr., in which Guerrero was defeated by the classic "Home Alone" gag of rigging a swinging paint can to hit him upon opening a door. Culkin appeared in the doorway and said, "That's not funny." In February 2010, Culkin appeared in an episode of Poppy de Villeneuve's online series for "The New York Times", "The Park". On March 7 of the same year, he appeared alongside actors Matthew Broderick, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, and Jon Cryer in a tribute to the late John Hughes at the Oscars.
1998–2010: Return to acting and book debut
Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Culkin | 1998–2010: Return to acting and book debut
Yes, novel titled "Junior" Yes, In 2006, he published an experimental, semi-autobiographical novel titled "Junior", which talked about Culkin's stardom and his shaky relationship with his father. Yes, an autobiographical book titled "Junior". He published an experimental, semi-autobiographical novel titled "Junior".
where does kevins family go in home alone
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Paris, France
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who are the characters in the film?
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Kevin, Harry Lyme and Marvin "Marv" Merchants, Peter, Kate, Buzz, Jeff, Megan, Linnie
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was the film accused of copying?
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Yes, accused for copying 1989 French film "3615 code Père Noël"
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how many sequels does the english film have?
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Five
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does the first character mentioned above appear in all of them?
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No, only first two
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who played that role?
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Macaulay Culkin
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did he write any book?
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He quickly followed that with a supporting part in "Saved!", as a cynical wheelchair-using, non-Christian student in a conservative Christian high school. Though "Saved!" only had modest success at the box office, Culkin received positive reviews for his role in the film and its implications for a career as an adult actor. Culkin began doing voice-over work, with appearances in Seth Green's "Robot Chicken". In 2006, he published an experimental, semi-autobiographical novel titled "Junior", which talked about Culkin's stardom and his shaky relationship with his father. Culkin starred in "Sex and Breakfast", a dark comedy written and directed by Miles Brandman.
Macaulay Culkin | 1998–2010: Return to acting and book debut
Louis, Missouri, following a "falls count anywhere" match between Hornswoggle and Chavo Guerrero Jr., in which Guerrero was defeated by the classic "Home Alone" gag of rigging a swinging paint can to hit him upon opening a door. Culkin appeared in the doorway and said, "That's not funny." In February 2010, Culkin appeared in an episode of Poppy de Villeneuve's online series for "The New York Times", "The Park". On March 7 of the same year, he appeared alongside actors Matthew Broderick, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, and Jon Cryer in a tribute to the late John Hughes at the Oscars.
Macaulay Culkin | 1998–2010: Return to acting and book debut
In 1998, he appeared in the music video for the song "Sunday" by the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2000, Culkin returned to acting with a role in the play "Madame Melville", which was staged in London's West End. In the spring of 2003, he made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace". His role as Karen Walker's deceptively immature divorce lawyer won him favorable reviews. Culkin headed back into motion pictures in 2003 with "Party Monster", in which he played a role very different from those he was known for; that of party promoter Michael Alig, a drug user and murderer.
Macaulay Culkin | 1998–2010: Return to acting and book debut
In 1994, Culkin took a break from acting after his 15th film in seven years. Wanting a "normal life", he went to a private high school in Manhattan.
Macaulay Culkin | 1994–1998: Career break
He was also in the films "Getting Even with Dad" (1994), "The Pagemaster" (1994) and "Richie Rich" (1994), which were all poor performers at the box office.
Macaulay Culkin | 1990–1994: Breakthrough
Junior is a book written by actor Macaulay Culkin, published in 2006.
Junior (novel) | Introduction
He starred as Miles Russell alongside actor John Candy in the comedy film "Uncle Buck" (1989).
Macaulay Culkin | 1985–1989: Early work
It recreated scenes from the movie where McCallister shaved his face, jumped on the bed, and decorated the Christmas tree, all while asking Google Assistant to set reminders for him. The advertisement quickly went viral. In 2019, he had a role in Seth Green's movie "Changeland" with Brenda Song, which was released on June 7, 2019. In February 2020, "American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy announced that Culkin is part of the starring cast of the series' upcoming tenth season.
Macaulay Culkin | 2016–present: Web content and continued acting career
At the height of his fame, he was regarded as the most successful child actor since Shirley Temple. Culkin ranked at number two on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars" (behind Gary Coleman) and on E!'s list of the "50 Greatest Child Stars". He took a break from acting in 1994, and he made his return in 2003 with a guest appearance on the television show "Will and Grace" and a role in the film "Party Monster" (2003). He wrote an autobiographical book titled "Junior", which was published in 2006. In 2013, Culkin co-founded the New York-based, pizza-themed comedy rock band the Pizza Underground, of which he was the vocalist.
Macaulay Culkin | Introduction
Alexis Dziena, Kuno Becker and Eliza Dushku also star in this story of a couple whose therapist recommends they engage in group sex. Shooting for the film, Culkin's first since "Saved!", took place in September 2006. The film opened in Los Angeles on November 30, 2007, and was released on DVD on January 22, 2008, by First Look Pictures. Culkin's next project was a role in the thirteen-episode NBC television series "Kings" as Andrew Cross. In 2009, Culkin appeared in a UK-based commercial for Aviva Insurance (formerly Norwich Union) to help promote their company's rebranding. Culkin stared into the camera stating, "Remember me." On August 17, 2009, Culkin made a brief cameo appearance on "WWE Raw" at the Scottrade Center in St.
Macaulay Culkin | 1998–2010: Return to acting and book debut
Macaulay Culkin is an American actor and musician. The following are his roles in film, television and web series.
Macaulay Culkin filmography | Introduction
Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin ) is an American actor, musician, and web host. He rose to prominence as a child actor and is known for playing Kevin McCallister in the Christmas films "Home Alone" (1990) and its sequel "" (1992). For the former he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Along with the "Home Alone" series, Culkin also starred in the films "My Girl" (1991), "The Good Son" (1993), "The Nutcracker" (1993), "Getting Even with Dad" (1994), "The Pagemaster" (1994) and "Richie Rich" (1994). He has been nominated for the MTV Movie Awards and Young Artist Awards.
Macaulay Culkin | Introduction
Culkin began acting at age four. His early roles included a stage production of "Bach Babies" at the New York Philharmonic. He continued appearing in roles on stage, television and films throughout the 1980s. He made a small appearance in the TV movie "The Midnight Hour" (1985). In 1988 he appeared in an episode of the popular action television series "The Equalizer", in which he played a kidnapping victim, Paul Gephardt. He made his big screen debut portraying the character of Cy Blue Black in the drama film "Rocket Gibraltar" (1988). He played the role of Billy Livingstone in the romantic comedy film "See You in the Morning" (1989), starring Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett and Drew Barrymore.
Macaulay Culkin | 1985–1989: Early work
Macaulay Carson Culkin was born on August 26, 1980 in New York City. Culkin's father, Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin, is a former actor known for his productions on Broadway and is the brother of actress Bonnie Bedelia. His mother is Patricia Brentrup, who never married Culkin. He was named Macaulay after Thomas Babington Macaulay and Carson after Kit Carson of the Old West. Culkin is the third of seven children, five boys and two girls: Shane (born 1976), Dakota (1979–2008), Kieran (born 1982), Quinn (born 1984), Christian (born 1987), and Rory (born 1989). During Culkin's early childhood, the family lived in a small apartment.
Macaulay Culkin | Early life
His mother was a telephone operator and his father worked as a sacristan at a local Catholic church. He was raised Roman Catholic and attended a Catholic school called St. Joseph's School of Yorkville for five years before going to Professional Children's School.
Macaulay Culkin | Early life
Culkin rose to fame with his lead role of Kevin McCallister in the blockbuster Christmas film "Home Alone" (1990), in which he was reunited with "Uncle Buck" writer and director John Hughes and "Uncle Buck" co-star John Candy, who played the role of Polka band member Gus Polinski. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an American Comedy Award and a Young Artist Award for his role as Kevin McCallister. In 1991, Culkin starred in an animated Saturday morning cartoon television series titled "Wish Kid", hosted "Saturday Night Live" and starred in Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video.
Macaulay Culkin | 1990–1994: Breakthrough
In July 2016, Culkin appeared in a television advertisement for Compare the Market. In January 2018, Culkin launched a comedy website and podcast called Bunny Ears that parodied other celebrity-owned websites such as Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop. Since 2018, Culkin has been a frequent guest of RedLetterMedia, appearing in multiple episodes of their "Best of the Worst", "re:View", and "Half in the Bag" webseries, as well as "Angry Video Game Nerd", where he appears as either himself, a character, or a parody of himself. In an advertisement for Google Assistant published on December 19, 2018, Culkin reprised his "Home Alone" role as Kevin McCallister after 28 years.
Macaulay Culkin | 2016–present: Web content and continued acting career
He starred as Thomas J. Sennett in the film "My Girl" (1991), for which he was nominated for Best On-Screen Duo, and won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards, with Anna Chlumsky. He was paid $4.5 million (compared to $110,000 for the original) to reprise his role of Kevin McCallister in the sequel "" (1992). He played the role of Henry in the drama thriller film "The Good Son" (1993), which only did reasonably well, although he was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category for Best Villain for his performance. He was also a student at the School of American Ballet and appeared in a filmed version of "The Nutcracker" as the title role in 1993, which was staged by Peter Martins from the 1954 George Balanchine New York City Ballet version of the work.
Macaulay Culkin | 1990–1994: Breakthrough
Culkin was born in New York City, to Patricia Brentrup and Kit Culkin, a former stage actor who had appeared on Broadway. He has six siblings—Shane, Dakota, Macaulay, Quinn, Christian and Rory, —all of whom were raised as performers. In 1994, Culkin's parents separated and he has been estranged from his father ever since.
Kieran Culkin | Early life
Macaulay Culkin's performance garnered him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, but lost to Gérard Depardieu for his performance in "Green Card".
Home Alone (franchise) | "Home Alone" (1990)
On May 10, 2000, his half sister, Jennifer Adamson, died of a drug overdose. On December 10, 2008, his older sister, Dakota, died after being hit by a car. In December 2018, Culkin announced that he would legally change his name to "Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin" after holding a vote through his website to choose a new middle name, with "Macaulay Culkin" winning the vote over four other candidates.
Macaulay Culkin | Personal life
"I am not a writer," he said in 1972. "I am a businessman. My business is writing." MacLean had spent a number of years focusing on screenplays but disliked it and decided to return to being predominantly a novel writer. "Hollywood destroys writers," he said. He wrote a biography of Captain James Cook which was published in 1972. He wrote "Breakheart Pass" (1974), "Circus" (1975), "The Golden Gate" (1976), "Seawitch" (1977), "Goodbye California" (1979) and "Athabasca" (1980).
Alistair MacLean | Mary MacLean
Culkin's first film role was a small part alongside his brother Macaulay in "Home Alone", as cousin Fuller McCallister. He continued acting as a child and teenager, mainly working in comedies, including "", "Father of the Bride", and its sequel, "Father of the Bride Part II". As a teenager, he alternated between lead roles in independent films and small parts in mainstream films. He appeared in the Academy Award-nominated movie "Music of the Heart", played the title role in the film "Igby Goes Down", for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and played the lead role in "The Mighty" as Kevin Dillon.
Kieran Culkin | Career
Thomas P. Cullinan (November 4, 1919 – June 11, 1995) was an American novelist and playwright, as well as a writer for television. He is perhaps best known for his 1966 novel "The Beguiled", which was made into two films of the same name, in 1971 and again in 2017.
Thomas P. Cullinan | Introduction
Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, acting alongside his older brother Macaulay in the "Home Alone" franchise (1990/1992). His breakout role in "Igby Goes Down" (2002) received critical acclaim and he was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe Award, as well as winning a Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Satellite Award. He is also well known for his role as Wallace Wells in the cult film "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". He has acted on the stage, most notably in several productions of Kenneth Lonergan's play "This Is Our Youth".
Kieran Culkin | Introduction
Culkin's early career involved working on Broadway in theater productions with actors such as Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn. His brother Terry and sisters Bonnie and Candace also worked in theater and television. Culkin credits his mother, who was their manager, for these early successes. Three of his sons — Macaulay, Rory, and Kieran — are professional actors whose careers eclipse their father's acting career, but gained him prominence as their manager from the late-1980s to the mid-1990s.Macaulay became extremely popular due to his starring roles in the "Home Alone" films, and he was the first child in Hollywood to receive a million dollar salary for "My Girl" in 1991.
Kit Culkin | Career
Macaulay Culkin played Tom Tucker (the juvenile "midshipmite") in "H.M.S. Pinafore".
Light Opera of Manhattan | Beginning years at the Jan Hus
Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including "The Player" (1992), which he adapted from his novel of the same name (1988), and for which he received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (1993) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. "The Return of the Player", followed (2006). In 2018, Tolkin served as co-creator of the miniseries "Escape at Dannemora" with Brett Johnson. The series was based on the real-life 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape that led to a massive manhunt for two escape convicts in upstate New York.
Michael Tolkin | Introduction
Macaulay Culkin was approached to play the child. Culkin dropped out, along with Kurt Russell, who was attached to play Det. McKenna, when the film was delayed for script rewrites. The child co-star was rewritten to be female, then back to male once Golden was cast. Shooting took place in Tampa, Florida between April and June 1992. Reynolds reportedly argued with director Winkler through the shoot and later became convinced producer Brian Grazer refused to work with him again as a result.
Cop and a Half | Production
"Home Alone 3" was pitched at the same time as "", and both films were meant to be produced simultaneously; however, those plans fell through. The idea for a third "Home Alone" movie was revived in the mid-1990s; early drafts called for Macaulay Culkin to return as a teenage Kevin McCallister, however, by 1994, Culkin was no longer acting. As a result, the idea was reworked, centering on a new cast of characters. It was filmed in Chicago and Evanston, Illinois, with the airport scenes in the beginning of the film being shot at two different concourses at O'Hare International Airport.
Home Alone 3 | Production
At the 12th Youth in Film Awards, Macaulay Culkin won Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Original Score, which was written by John Williams, and the other for Best Original Song for "Somewhere in My Memory", music by Williams and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
Home Alone | Accolades
As of October 2017, Culkin has been in a relationship with his "Changeland" co-star Brenda Song.
Macaulay Culkin | Relationships
In 1992, O'Carroll performed a short radio play titled "Mrs. Brown's Boys" and shortly afterwards he wrote four books titled "The Mammy", "The Granny", "The Chisellers" and "The Scrapper". In 1999, a movie named "Agnes Browne", starring Anjelica Huston, was released, based on his book "The Mammy". O'Carroll also co-wrote the screenplay. He then decided to put together his own family theatre company, "Mrs. Browne's Boys", and dressed up as a woman to play his part, as the actress he had originally hired failed to turn up. From 1999 to 2009, he wrote and performed in five plays. Since 2011, the stage shows have been re-toured across the UK.
Brendan O'Carroll | "Mrs. Brown's Boys"
In addition to "The Beguiled" (1966), Cullinan's novel about a Union soldier recuperating at a girls' school in Confederate Mississippi during the Civil War, he wrote three novels—"The Besieged" (1970), "The Eighth Sacrament" (1977), and "The Bedeviled" (1978)—as well as several plays, which are still produced. He received a Ford Foundation grant to represent the United States at a literary colloquium in Berlin in 1964, and he wrote a weekly television program in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, both for WKYC, a local television affiliate, and for Case Western Reserve University. "The Beguiled" was twice made into a film: in 1971, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page; and in 2017, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell.
Thomas P. Cullinan | Career
CBS aired a one-hour drama series in the 1978–1979 season based on the movie. John Houseman reprised his movie role, and James Stephens played Hart. In 1983, pay-cable network Showtime brought back the show with both Houseman and Stephens. At the end of three seasons on Showtime, Hart finally graduated.
The Paper Chase (novel) | Television series
Richard Macaulay (1909–1969) was an American screenwriter. He wrote a number of films with Jerry Wald while under contract to Warner Bros. He was a noted anti-Communist and was a member of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals. He testified to Congress in 1947 and gave names of writers in the Writers Guild who he believed were communists. He was survived by a wife and two daughters.
Richard Macaulay | Introduction
Pu wrote an autobiography in 2008 called “I know where the light is” (Chinese: 我知道光在哪里) In the autobiography, he wrote 3 session about his childhood, how he became an actor, and after he became an actor.
Pu Cunxin | Book
He continued to write for many years after this controversial first work. Among his plays are "The Glorious Uncertainty" (1923) and "Look at the Heffernans!" (1926). His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics. MacNamara married Helena Degidon, a schoolteacher, in 1920. He died at his home on Gilford Drive in Sandymount, County Dublin in February 1963.
Brinsley MacNamara | Introduction
His next television series was a 26-episode comedy called "Oh George". Other television series during the 1980s included "Westgate", a boardroom family drama and "1922", a historical mining drama set during the Rand Rebellion. In 1986, he would write the screenplay for "Jock of the Bushveld", based on the book of the same name by Percy Fitzpatrick. In 1988, he emigrated to Australia and worked in Perth and Sydney were he co-wrote screenplays for television and film. He would retire later to Maleny, Queensland, were he continued to write plays such as "Unforced Errors", "The Eulogy" and "Up The Tiber" and acted on stage.
John Cundill | Career
Hawley's novel "Cash McCall" was made into a film of the same name in 1960 starring James Garner and Natalie Wood.
Cameron Hawley | Other works
Culkin began acting by playing alongside his elder brothers, among them Macaulay and Kieran, often as the younger versions of their characters. He first appeared in a photograph as a baby in "The Good Son", then as Young Richie in "Ri¢hie Ri¢h" (Richie being played by his brother Macaulay) and in 2002, played 10-year-old Igby in "Igby Goes Down" (17-year-old Igby was played by his older brother Kieran). Culkin's breakthrough role was in "You Can Count On Me", opposite Laura Linney, a role for which he received much praise and a Young Artist Award. Since then, Culkin has appeared in numerous films, "Signs" being the most famous, in which he starred alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix.
Rory Culkin | Career
Shay Duffin (26 February 1931 – 23 April 2010) was an Irish character actor of the stage and screen. He was in the 1993 film "Leprechaun" with Jennifer Aniston. He also had a role in the 1997 film "Titanic". He was best known for writing and acting the title role in the one-man play "Brendan Behan: Confessions of An Irish Rebel."
Shay Duffin | Introduction
Culkin was born in New York City, the son of Patricia Brentrup and Christopher 'Kit' Culkin, a former stage actor with a long career on Broadway. Culkin is the youngest of eight children; he has four brothers: Shane (b. 1976), Macaulay (b. 1980), Kieran (b. 1982), and Christian (b. 1987), and three sisters: Jennifer (1970–2000) Dakota (1978–2008) and Quinn (b. 1984). His sister Jennifer had a different mother. Culkin is a nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, who is his father's sister.
Rory Culkin | Early life
Montgomery returned to literature at the end of his life, with the final Crispin novel, "Glimpses of the Moon". By now, the composer character, Broderick Thouless, is writing “difficult” film music and light concert works, rather than the other way round (as it was with Napier in "Frequent Hearses"). Such comic perversity is characteristic of Crispin. But Montgomery's output of music and fiction all but ceased after the 1950s, although he continued to write reviews of crime novels and science fiction works for "The Sunday Times" (praising the early works of both P. D. James and Ruth Rendell). He had always been a heavy drinker and there was a long gap in his writing during a time when he was suffering from alcohol problems.
Edmund Crispin | Later career
Arkin is the author of many books, including "Tony's Hard Work Day" (illustrated by James Stevenson, 1972), "The Lemming Condition" (illustrated by Joan Sandin, 1976), "Halfway Through the Door: An Actor's Journey Toward Self" (1979), and "The Clearing" (1986 continuation of "Lemming"). He has released two memoirs, "An Improvised Life" (2011) and "Out of My Mind" (2018).
Alan Arkin | Writing
O'Loughlin was a native of New York City. Before becoming an actor, he earned a college degree in mechanical engineering.
Gerald S. O'Loughlin | Early years
His second, broader collection, "The Empty Family", was published in 2010 and was shortlisted for the 2011 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Tóibín's play, "Beauty in a Broken Place", was staged in Dublin in August 2004. He has continued to work as a journalist, both in Ireland and abroad, writing for the "London Review of Books" among other publications. He has also achieved a reputation as a literary critic: he has edited a book on Paul Durcan, "The Kilfenora Teaboy" (1997), and "The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction" (1999); and has written "The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English since 1950" (1999), with Carmen Callil.
Colm Tóibín | Writing
His theatre career has included writing and directing. Luckinbill has written and performed in several one-man shows, including, "Hemingway", "Teddy", and "An Evening with Clarence Darrow". He has also starred in numerous productions of "Lyndon", which he did not write. One production was at the LBJ Museum in Austin, Texas, where Lady Bird Johnson was among attendees. He appeared in the drama film "The Boys in the Band" (1970), reprising the role of Hank, which he originated on stage. He portrayed Spock's half-brother Sybok in "" (1989). Sean Connery was originally contacted to star in the role but was busy with "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".
Laurence Luckinbill | Career
He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
Michael Culkin | Introduction
In the early 1970s, Napier wrote a three-volume autobiography which was not published at the time because, as he joked, "I haven't committed a major crime and I'm not known to have slept with any famous actresses." In 2015, McFarland Press published the book under the title "Not Just Batman's Butler", with Napier's original text annotated and updated by James Bigwood.
Alan Napier | Autobiography
Since 1986, McEoin has pursued a career as a novelist, having written 26 novels. He uses the pen names Daniel Easterman (international thrillers) and Jonathan Aycliffe (ghost stories).
Denis MacEoin | Novels
Coghlan later served 23 years as an aviator and officer in the U.S. Navy, from 1942 to 1965. After retiring from the Navy, he returned to acting and appeared in television, films, and commercials. He published an autobiography in 1992 and died in 2009 at age 93.
Junior Coghlan | Introduction
A biography of the actor was first published in 2007 by Tomahawk Press, with a further biography published in 2011 by Supernova Books.
Patrick McGoohan | Biographies
Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin (born December 6, 1944) is an American stage actor and former manager. He is best known as the father of actors Macaulay Culkin, Rory Culkin and Kieran Culkin, and the brother of actress Bonnie Bedelia.
Kit Culkin | Introduction
Charles Coghlan (December 1, 1896 – March 16, 1972) was American actor and writer.
Charles F. Coghlan (actor, born 1896) | Introduction
In 1984, he wrote a book "The Actor's Eye" with friend and colleague Peter Sander that distilled his theory of acting.
Morris Carnovsky | Writing
Delaney attended University College Dublin (UCD). He was Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society from 1985 to 1986. He served Ireland as a diplomat from 1987 until 1995. After leaving the diplomatic corps, he became a full-time author. His first novel, "The Casting of Mr. O'Shaughnessy" was published in 1995, and republished in 2002. The eponymous character of Mr O'Shaughnessy was, in the author's own words, "partly, but quite obviously, based on the career of the colourful Seán McBride". His next book, an account of his eight years as a diplomat, "An Accidental Diplomat: My Years in the Irish Foreign Service 1987–1995" was widely discussed.
Eamon Delaney | Education and career
Zhao explained: "I never took professional acting classes. The only thing I could do back then were sports and martial arts. In order to train myself, I must accept more television series to touch up my acting."
Vincent Zhao | 2000–2010
He retired in 2004.
Terence Finlay | Introduction
In 1974, he had a cameo role as a zoo employee in 'The Braggart' episode of "Shazam!", a live-action CBS television series based upon DC Comics' superhero Captain Marvel. In 1992, Coghlan wrote an autobiography that was published under the title "They Still Call Me Junior".
Junior Coghlan | Later years
His novels are "The Greening of Larry Mahon" (2004), "A Sudden Sun" (2012), and "Oak and Stone" (2019). His book "Related Lives: An Imagined Memoir" (2016) is an unembellished retelling of the lives of the deceased members of his working-class family, drawing on imagination to fill any factual gaps. His stage plays include "Spike Dreams" (2003), "Bubbles in the Hot-Tub" (2007), "Doctor Watt's Squeezebox" (2008), "Still, The Blackbird Sings" (2010), "Makaronik" (2014), "Denizen" (2015) and "Gruagairí" (2007), for which he was awarded a Stewart Parker Trust / BBC Award. He received a Major Arts Award from The Arts Council of Northern Ireland in 2010.
Dave Duggan | Writing career
Finlay's Casebook" and "Crown Court".
Andrew Crawford (actor) | Career
On 6 August 1964, Stephens opened at the New Arts Theatre in the London premiere of Alan Ayckbourn's play "Mr Whatnot", portraying Herbert the Butler, amongst a cast which included Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Stevens and Judy Cornwell. He did find time to play two characters on television that year, Mr Dawson in "My Late Dear Husband", an episode in the popular Scottish series "Dr Finlay's Casebook", and Mr Jinkins in the BBC's 13 part serial "Martin Chuzzlewit", adapted from Charles Dickens' novel.
Peter Stephens (actor) | Returning to acting
Claman wrote the novels "Aging Boy" (1964, cited in 2007 by Oscar-winning screenwriter/Pulitzer-winning author Larry McMurtry as a great lost novel) and "The Malediction" (1969). His first play "A Quiet Place" starred Tyrone Power and was directed by Delbert Mann. Claman wrote for the "Mister Peepers" TV series.
Julian Claman | Career
In 1970 the book was adapted into a BBC TV drama in six episodes, written by Alexander Baron, produced by David Conroy and directed by Joan Craft. John Nolan starred as Daniel Deronda, with Martha Henry as Gwendolen and Robert Hardy as Grandcourt.
Daniel Deronda | 1970 miniseries
He wrote a script for another TV movie, "Sea Marks" (1976), based on his play.
Gardner McKay | Later career
Curtis L. McClarin (December 19, 1969 – March 4, 2014) was an American film, television and stage actor. He began all three careers in the beginning of the 1990s, appearing in films such as "The Hard Way" and "Fresh", in the television film "Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story" about the death of Edmund Perry, and on Broadway in the Tony Award nominated musical "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk".
Curtis McClarin | Introduction
He is one of the ensemble main cast members in the HBO series "Succession", which began its second season in August, 2019. In 2018, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Roman Roy on the show.
Kieran Culkin | Career
In 1962, he starred in an episode of NBC's "The DuPont Show of the Week", "The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon", an adaptation of A.J. Cronin's novel, "Shannon's Way".
Finlay Currie | Career
The book was translated into seven languages, and was later made into an HBO film of the same name in 1993, with many big-name actors in starring or supporting roles, including Matthew Modine, Richard Gere, Anjelica Huston, Phil Collins, Lily Tomlin, Ian McKellen, Steve Martin, and Alan Alda, among others. The film earned twenty nominations and nine awards, including the 1994 Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. His last book, "", which examined discrimination against lesbians and gays in the military, was published in 1993. Shilts and his assistants conducted over a thousand interviews while researching the book, the last chapter of which Shilts dictated from his hospital bed.
Randy Shilts | Books
He wrote his first novel, "Rogue's Gambit", in 1955, first using the name Caillou, one of his aliases from the war. Moving from Vancouver to Hollywood, he made an appearance as a contestant on the 23 January 1958 edition of "You Bet Your Life". He appeared as an actor and/or worked as a screenwriter in such shows as "Daktari", "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." (including the screenwriting for "The Bow-Wow Affair" from 1965), "Thriller", "Daniel Boone", "Quark", "Centennial", and "How the West Was Won". In 1966, he had a recurring role in NBC's "Tarzan" TV series starring Ron Ely. Caillou appeared in such television movies as "Sole Survivor" (1970), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1972, as Inspector Lestrade), and "Goliath Awaits" (1981).
Alan Caillou | Writing career
He was not cast because he insisted he could not perform in an American accent. After Cushing attempted the accent and failed, Olivier replied, "Well, I appreciate you not wasting my time. I shall remember you." Nearing middle age and finding it increasingly harder to make a living in acting, Cushing began to consider himself a failure. In 1947, when Laurence Olivier sought him out for his film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Cushing's wife Helen pushed him to pursue a role. Far from being deterred by Cushing's unsuccessful audition the year before, Olivier remembered the actor well and was happy to cast him, but the only character left unfilled was the relatively small part of the foppish courtier Osric.
Peter Cushing | Return to England
MacDougall began writing the occasional screenplay in the late 30s, working both alone and in collaboration with others. Most of his plays were produced during the 50s. As a screenwriter, his best-known films are "The Man in the White Suit" (for which he received a 1952 Academy Award nomination) and "The Mouse That Roared". He was a cousin of Alexander Mackendrick.
Roger MacDougall | Biography
Film and television credits include; The Jokers, AD, What Is The Capital of Madagascar?, The Pleasure Principal, Return of the Soldier, Sons and Lovers, The Pickwick Papers, Coriolanus, Elizabeth Alone and The Bill. In the theatre, Stephen appeared in Nicholas Nickleby for the Royal Shakespeare Company, An Ideal Husband, All My Sons, Hunting Stuart, Death Trap, The Promise, The White Scourge, The Will and many other plays.
Stephen Finlay | Actor
John M. Culkin, Jr. (June 21, 1928 – July 23, 1993) was an American academic and former priest who was a leading media scholar and critic, educator, writer and consultant.
John M. Culkin | Introduction
Linehan and Mathews appeared (as characters similar to themselves) in Steve Coogan's sitcom "I'm Alan Partridge" as two Irishmen considering Alan Partridge for a television contract. Mathews later starred in "I Am Not An Animal", an animated comedy series about talking animals written by Peter Baynham.
Arthur Mathews (writer) | Television appearances
Contrary to some sources Conklin was not born Jules Cowles who was another silent actor.
Chester Conklin | Miscellania
He now also writes fantasy fiction as C. A. Ennis and paranormal romance as Carrie Bryce.
Kerr Cuhulain | Introduction
His first novel ‘Belfast Gate’ (2019) is a satirical comedy set in 2019 about a group of Catholic and Protestant women who start a campaign to take down Belfast’s 50 year old peace walls.
Tony Macaulay (writer) | Background
He wrote several original plays and filmscripts, including "Vice at the Vicarage" (1978) for Frankie Howerd and "Orpheus" (1997) for Actors Touring Company. He also wrote and edited a variety of general literary guides, several in collaboration with his wife.
Kenneth McLeish | Life
Harrigan continued writing plays and performing until his last public appearance on March 16, 1910. Harrigan died in 1911.
Edward Harrigan | Marriage and decline
In 1915, he directed thirty six films, serving as a writer for six. By 1917, MacMackin had directed seventy-four pictures and was working at Edward Small Inc. in New York City where he lived with his family. He worked as a writer on his final film, the 1920 comedy "The Rookie's Return", starring Douglas MacLean. Many of his works were connected with Frank Borzage.
Archer MacMackin | Film career
Muir" (1969), "The Flying Nun" (1969–1970), "The Brady Bunch" (1970–1974), "All in the Family" (1972–1973), "Devlin" (1974), and "Chico and the Man" (1978) among others. His last contribution as a television screenwriter was for a 1989 episode of "DuckTales".
Sam Locke | Introduction
Despite his career move to film, he continued to write plays, including three Broadway productions, which were presented in 1907 and 1908: "The Dancer and the King", "The Girl and the Detective", and "A Daughter of the People".
J. Searle Dawley | 1899-1907
He also wrote the Old Clothes Man 1918. He also wrote and performed in "Pedro, the Italian". He was born in Stockton, California. He acted for stock companies on the west coast then moved east and performed as the principal actor in Augustin Daly's comedy "A Night Off". He then worked for the Thanhouser Company. He died of accidental asphysixiation from a broken heater.
James Kyrle MacCurdy | Introduction
After completing a doctorate in theatre at the Université du Québec à Montréal, he travelled to India to study kathakali, which has remained an influence on his writing. Many of his plays focus on characters confronting psychological trauma. In "Le Déclic du destin", a character progressively loses body parts; in "The Dragonfly of Chicoutimi", the central character recovers from aphasia only to learn that while recovering his ability to speak he has lost his native language; and in "La Hache" a university professor is driven insane by his obsession with ideological purity in literature.
Larry Tremblay | Introduction
The Book That Wrote Itself is a 1999 road movie written and directed by Liam O Mochain and starring Liam O Mochain, Antoinette Guiney. It also features cameo appearances from George Clooney, Kenneth Branagh, Melanie Griffith, Bryan Singer, and Chazz Palminteri, among others. The film screened at numerous film festivals worldwide and was released in 2000.
The Book That Wrote Itself | Introduction
He reprised the role in 1997 and 2000 for the made-for-television movies "" and "" (2000).
James Best | Introduction
Awarded a Commonwealth Writer's Fellowship, he returned to Australia in 1975 and wrote "The Paper Castle" (1978) and "Juryman" (1980), adapted by MGM to the film "Storyville" (1994) starring James Spader and Jason Robards.
Robert Macklin | Introduction
In 1950, Anthony Hawtrey and Vida Hope starred in teleplay of the novel on British television . In the immediate aftermath of World War II Henderson published a second novel in the same genre, the 1946 "Goodbye to Murder".
Donald Henderson (writer) | Introduction
McNall also attended Robitaille's uniform retirement ceremony in 2007. He credited his celebrity friends who supported him. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn visited, "Michael Eisner, who suggested I write the book and bought it, always took my call", while "Dick Zanuck was always there, Tom Hanks would write to me, Bert Fields would send his books, and Barry Kemp wrote long letters. They kept me going."
Bruce McNall | Decline
Tolkin is the son of Mel Tolkin, the award-winning head writer of "Your Show of Shows" and Edith Tolkin, who was Paramount Pictures' senior vice president of legal affairs, and brother of Michael Tolkin. He attended Yale College, where he was awarded the 1975 Peter J. Wallace Prize for Fiction for his short story "Notes for a Biography of Lelia Reiszman", and the Yale School of Architecture.
Stephen Tolkin | Early life and education
. After being laid off when the advertising company he worked for failed, he returned to his early interest in writing fiction with his creation of Lewrie in "The King's Coat" in 1988, published in 1989.
Dewey Lambdin | Introduction
Ratray was born in New York City, the son of Ann Willis and Peter Ratray, both actors. He started acting at the age of nine years in the movie "Where Are the Children?" (1986). He starred as a youth in various other programs and movies until his acting pinnacle in 1990 as Buzz McCallister, the bullying older brother of Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin, in "Home Alone" and "". He graduated from New York's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 1994.
Devin Ratray | Early life and education
In 1983, a book of the same name was published by Natalie Zemon Davis, an American historian of early modern France and professor at Princeton University. She had served as a consultant and helped write the screenplay for the film.
The Return of Martin Guerre | Book
1990: Charles Johnson — "Middle Passage" 1991: Norman Rush — "Mating" 1992: Cormac McCarthy — "All the Pretty Horses"
National Book Award for Fiction | 1990 to 1999
The films 1992 predecessor "The Lost World" was based on the 1912 book of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The sequel "Return to the Lost World" is a continuation from "The Lost World" and contains its own story elements and plot that was not in the original novel.
Return to the Lost World | Relation to novel
He was survived his wife and their three daughters, in addition to four grandchildren.
Andrew MacLachlan | Acting career
In the midst of this trilogy came, "The Stonemason" (first performed in 1995), his second dramatic work. McCarthy's next book, "No Country for Old Men" (2005), was originally conceived as a screenplay before being turned into a novel. The title originates from the 1926 poem "Sailing to Byzantium" by W. B. Yeats. It stayed with the Western setting and themes yet moved to a more contemporary period. The Coen brothers adapted it into a 2007 film of the same name, which won four Academy Awards and more than 75 film awards globally.
Cormac McCarthy | Success and acclaim (1992–2013)
He had a support role as Spaldoni, under much make up, in Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy".
James Caan | 1987–2007: Comeback