J.P. Donleavy(1926-2017)

Writer

J.P. Donleavy was born on 23 April 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for ITV Play of the Week (1955), Kys mig på tåen (1968) and New York-idyller (1966). He was married to Mary Wilson Price and Valerie Heron. He died on 11 September 2017 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.

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ITV Play of the Week

6.6

TV Series

Writer(as J.P. Dunleavy)

Kys mig på tåen

TV Movie

Writer

1968

New York-idyller

TV Movie

Writer

1966

The Ginger Man

TV Movie

Writer

1962

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Writer

Personal Reflections
TV Series
- narrative script
- 1970
Kys mig på tåen
TV Movie
- writer
- 1968
New York-idyller
TV Movie
- based on play
- 1966
Sagor från New York
TV Movie
- Writer (as J.P. Dunleavy)
- 1965
The Ginger Man
TV Movie
- novel
- 1962
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
- writer (as J.P. Dunleavy)
- 1961

Personal details

Alternative name
- J.P. Dunleavy
Born
- April 23, 1926
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
- September 11, 2017
- Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland(stroke)
Spouses
Other works
His play, "Fairy Tales of New York", was performed at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Barry Foster, Robert Ayres, Harry Towb and Susan Hampshire in the cast.
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- 3 Articles

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He wrote more than a dozen novels and story collections, many of them set in Dublin, Ireland. He served in the Navy during WWII, then moved to Dublin, where he studied zoology at Trinity College.

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