Arthur Shields
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Job / Known for: Actor
Left traces: More than 100 films and TV shows
Born
Date: 1896-02-15
Location: IE Dublin
Died
Date: 1970-04-27 (aged 74)
Resting place: IE Cremated; ashes buried in Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin
Death Cause: Heart attack
Family
Spouse: Bazie Morgan, Aideen O'Connor, Laurie Bailey
Children: Adam Shields, Christine Shields
Parent(s): Adolphus Shields, Fanny Sophia Shields
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Arthur Shields was an Irish actor who appeared in over 100 films and TV shows, including The Quiet Man, How Green Was My Valley, and National Velvet. He was also a director and a producer of Irish films and plays. He was a Protestant Nationalist and a participant in the Easter Uprising of 1916. He was the younger brother of Oscar-winning actor Barry Fitzgerald. He started acting in the Abbey Theatre when he was 17 years old and had a varied career there as actor, assistant director, director and stage manager. He also performed on Broadway and brought the Abbey Company to the United States three times. He moved to California in 1939, where he worked with John Ford and other notable directors. He played many roles of clerics, especially in Ford's films. He married three times and had two children. He died of a heart attack in 1970 at the age of 74.
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