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Name
  
Richard Hayward


Role
  
Film actor

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Died
  
1964, Belfast, United Kingdom

Movies
  
The Luck of the Irish, Irish and Proud of It, The Early Bird, Flame in the Heather

Books
  
In the Kingdom of Kerry, Hadrians Wall Walk Guide

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Richard Hayward (1892–1964) was an Irish film actor, writer and musician. Born in Southport, he was an enthusiast for all Ulster regional popular culture. He was a member of the Orange Order, to which he dedicated much time. After a period working at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin he helped form the Belfast Repertory Theatre Company. He was a popular singer in the forties and fifties. His career meant he lived a typical theatrical lifestyle being constantly on the move. He died due to a road accident outside Ballymena, in October 1964.

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Selected filmography

  • Flame in the Heather (1935) - Fassiefern
  • The Voice of Ireland (1936)
  • The Early Bird (1936) - Daniel Duff
  • The Luck of the Irish (1936) - Sam Mulhern
  • Shipmates o' Mine (1936) - Mike Dooley
  • Devil's Rock (1938) - Sam Mulhern
  • Irish and Proud of It (1938) - Donogh O'Connor
  • A Night to Remember (1958) - Victualling Officer (final film role)

    • Hayward also wrote the screenplay of the musical drama Devil's Rock.

    Selected books

    He wrote a number of books, mostly topographical, about Ireland, including:

  • In praise of Ulster (1938)
  • Where the Shannon flows (1940)
  • Corrib Country (1943)
  • In the Kingdom of Kerry (1946)
  • Leinster and the city of Dublin (1949)
  • Belfast through the ages (1952)
  • Story of the Irish Harp (1954)
  • Munster and the city of Cork (1964)

    • References

    Richard Hayward (actor) Wikipedia
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