- Eamon Keane
Eamon Keane (
March 30 ,1925 –January 7 ,1990 ) was an Irish actor.Keane was born in
Listowel ,Co. Kerry and was a brother of the playwright,John B. Keane . He was a member of the Radio Éireann repertory company and appeared in many of the station's drama productions on both radio and television."The Irish Times", "Death of Eamon Keane, aged 64", January 8, 1990] In 1966, he won aJacob's Award for his performance in RTÉ Television's production, "When do you die - Friend?". He won a second Jacob's Award in 1972, this time for his contribution to radio drama.Keane played the part of Dan Paddy Andy in the 1990 film adaptation of his brother's play "
The Field ". He had appeared in the play's world première atDublin 's Olympia Theatre in 1965, on that occasion taking the role of 'The Bull' McCabe's sidekick, 'The Bird' O'Donnell. ["The Irish Times", "First performance of new Keane play", November 2, 1965]Eamon Keane died at
Tralee General Hospital aged 64. He was married to Maura Hassett from whom he separated in 1970. They had three children, Fergal, Eamon, and Niamh. The eldest,Fergal Keane , is a well-known journalist and broadcaster. ["The Irish Times", "A journalist with his own story to tell", January 4, 1997]References
External links
* [http://www.irishplayography.com/search/person.asp?PersonID=7853 Eamon Keane at Irish Playography]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443848/ Eamon Keane at the Internet Movie Database]
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