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Micheál Mac Liammóir (born Alfred Lee Willmore; 25 October 1899 – 6 March 1978) was an actor, designer, dramatist, writer, and impresario in 20th-century Ireland.
Micheál MacLiammóir was a theatrical giant who dominated Irish theatre for over 50 years. Actor, designer, playwright and brilliant raconteur he was very much his own creation.
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Dec 21, 2015 · Learn how Micheál Mac Liammóir, a London-born actor, transformed himself into an Irishman by learning Gaelic, adopting a new name and style, and founding the Gate Theatre. Discover his life, career, and legacy in this article by Mal Rogers.
Micheál MacLiammóir was an English-born actor, scenic designer, and playwright whose nearly 300 productions in Gaelic and English at the Gate Theatre in Dublin enriched the Irish Renaissance by internationalizing the generally parochial Irish theatre.
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Micheál Mac Liammóir was born in England, founded the Gate Theatre and became one of Ireland’s great dramatists and actors. Three days following the death of actor, dramatist, writer, poet and...
MacLiammóir, Micheál (Alfred Lee Willmore) (1899–1978), actor, stage and costume designer, and author, was born 25 October 1899 at 150 Purves Road, Willesden, London NW10, only son and youngest of five children of Alfred Willmore, a forage buyer for the firm of Whitney's of Bayswater, and his wife, Mary Willmore (née Lee).
As a writer and actor, Michael Mac Liammóir was awarded a Jacob’s Award in 1964 for his one-man show ‘The Importance of Being Oscar’, based on the life of Oscar Wilde. Michael Mac Liammóir on the...
