Guests of the Nation
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"Guests of the Nation" is 1931 short story by Irish author Frank O'Connor, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in January 1931. It depicts the summary execution of two British Army hostages by the
First appearance in The Atlantic Monthly, January 1931 (pages 80–87)
Barry Fitzgerald
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William Joseph Shields, known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film, and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as Bringing
Guests of the Nation
…Neil Jordan. "Guests of the Nation" was made into a silent film released in 1935, screenplay by Mary Manning, directed by Denis Johnston, and including Barry Fitzgerald and Cyril Cusack. Guests of the Nation is a 1958 one-act play adapted by Neil McKenzie from O'Connor's short story. It received a 1958 Obie Award for…
Fitzgerald in 1945
Fitzgerald's birthplace on Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin
Fitzgerald and Maureen O'Hara in The Quiet Man (1952)