Barry Fitzgerald (1888-1961)

Oscar winner and actor

Died aged c. 73

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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Barry Fitzgerald (Will Shields) 1888-1961 Abbey Theatre and Oscar Winning Actor was born in this house

Walworth Rd, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland where they was born (1888)