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Dennis Kelly (other)
Dennis Kelly is a British film, television, and theater writer. Dennis Kelly may also refer to: * Dennis Kelly (American football) Dennis Kelly is a British writer and producer. He has worked for theatre, television, and film. His play ''DNA'', published in 2007 and first performed in 2008, became a core set-text for GCSE in 2010 and has been studied by approximately 4 ..., American football offensive tackle * Dennis Kelly (actor), American stage and television actor * Dennis Kelly (judge), Jamaican-born judge, planter and slave owner See also * Denis Kelly, Irish Roman Catholic bishop {{hndis, Kelly, Dennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Kelly
Dennis Kelly is a British writer and producer. He has worked for theatre, television, and film. His play ''DNA'', published in 2007 and first performed in 2008, became a core set-text for GCSE in 2010 and has been studied by approximately 400,000 students each year. He wrote the book for ''Matilda the Musical'', which featured music and lyrics from musician and comedian Tim Minchin. The musical went on to win multiple awards, with Kelly receiving a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. A film adaptation of the musical with screenplay by Kelly was released in December 2022. For television, he is known for co-creating and co-writing the BBC Three sitcom '' Pulling'', the Channel 4 conspiracy thriller ''Utopia'', and the HBO and Sky Atlantic thriller '' The Third Day''. Kelly also wrote the screenplay for the 2014 film ''Black Sea''. Personal life Kelly grew up on a council estate in Barnet, North London. A child of an Irish family, he was one of five children and was raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Kelly (actor)
Dennis Kelly (July 7, 1943 – May 29, 2016) was an American stage and television actor. His Broadway credits include the 2002 revival of ''Into the Woods'', the 1999 revival of ''Annie Get Your Gun'', and the 1994 revival of ''Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., d ...''. Acting credits Stage Playbill bio References External links * * 1943 births 2016 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Kelly (judge)
Dennis Kelly (d. 1757) was a Jamaican judge and planter who served as the List of chief justices of Jamaica, chief justice of Jamaica from 1742 to 1746. Background His father, also named Denis Kelly, was an Irish-born barrister who immigrated to the English colony of Jamaica at the end of the 17th century. The elder Denis Kelly married Elizabeth Meade from County Cork and they had seven sons and three daughters. He purchased 621 acres of land west of Old Harbour Bay which became Kelly's Estate. He returned to Ireland in 1716 to live on lands in Lisduff, County Galway bought by his oldest son, Edmond. Edmond acquired further estates in Jamaica and served as Attorney General and Speaker. He had financial problems and left Jamaica and died in London in 1728. Wealth and family Denis Kelly was Edmond's younger brother and secured what remained of his brother's estate. He married Priscilla Halstead in 1729, an heiress to estates in the island. They had one daughter Elizabeth, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
