1888 - 1961
Barry Fitzgerald Irish Actor
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| First Name |
Barry
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| Last Name |
Fitzgerald
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| Full Name at Birth |
William Joseph Shields
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| Birthday |
10th March, 1888
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| Birthplace |
Dublin, Ireland
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| Died |
14th January, 1961
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| Place of Death |
Dublin, Ireland
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| Cause of Death |
heart attack
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| Buried |
Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland
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| Height |
5' 4" (163 cm)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Sexuality |
Gay
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| Nationality |
Irish
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| University |
Skerry's College
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| Occupation Text |
Actor
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Year(s) Active |
1924–61
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| Brother |
Arthur Shields
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| Friend |
John Ford, Seán O'Casey
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William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 14 January 1961), 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 Up Baby (1938), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Going My Way (1944), None but the Lonely Heart (1944) and The Quiet Man (1952). For Going My Way (1944), he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields. In 2020, he was listed at number 11 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
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