Liam O'Leary(1910-1992)
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Liam O'Leary was born in Youghal, Co. Cork. He was among the founder
members of the Irish Film Society in 1936. He worked as a theatre
director before producing documentaries in the 1940s.
The Irish political party, Clann na Poblachta, invited him to make a film to show the urban poverty that existed at the time. This was Our Country (1948).
He worked at the National Film Archive, London, from 1953 to 1965.
The Irish political party, Clann na Poblachta, invited him to make a film to show the urban poverty that existed at the time. This was Our Country (1948).
He worked at the National Film Archive, London, from 1953 to 1965.
