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William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 14 January 1961), known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as ''
Bringing Up Baby ''Bringing Up Baby'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a number of predi ...
'' (1938), '' The Long Voyage Home'' (1940), ''
How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own persona ...
'' (1941), '' The Sea Wolf'' (1941), '' Going My Way'' (1944), '' None but the Lonely Heart'' (1944) and ''
The Quiet Man ''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 ''Saturday Ev ...
'' (1952). For '' Going My Way'' (1944), he won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while worki ...
and was simultaneously nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actor The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The ...
. He was the older brother of Irish actor
Arthur Shields Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 – 27 April 1970) was an Irish actor on television, stage and film. Early years Born into an Irish Protestant family in Portobello, Dublin, Shields started acting in the Abbey Theatre when he was 17 years old ...
. In 2020, he was listed at number 11 on ''
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'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.


Early life

Fitzgerald was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello,
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...
, Ireland, the son of Fanny Sophia (née Ungerland) and Adolphus Shields. His father was Irish and his mother was German.Boylan 1999, p. 130. He was the older brother of Irish actor
Arthur Shields Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 – 27 April 1970) was an Irish actor on television, stage and film. Early years Born into an Irish Protestant family in Portobello, Dublin, Shields started acting in the Abbey Theatre when he was 17 years old ...
. He went to
Skerry's College Skerry's College was a series of colleges which primarily prepared candidates for Civil Service examinations. History 1878-1885 Skerry’s College was inaugurated as a small training centre in Edinburgh in 1878 by George Skerry,Skerry's Colleg ...
, Dublin, before going on to work in the civil service, starting in 1911 as a junior clerk at the Dublin Board of Trade. He later went to work for the unemployment office. "It was an easy job, full of leisure," he later said.BARRY FITZGERALD: MR. FITZGERALD, DRIVER OF 'THE WHITE STEED' By THEODORE STRAUSS New York Times 12 February 1939: 129.


Career


Abbey Theatre

Fitzgerald was interested in acting and began appearing in amateur dramatic societies such as the Kincora Players. His brother Arthur Shields joined the Abbey in 1915 and Barry would soon join him. He used a stage name so as not to get in trouble with his superiors in the civil service. Fitzgerald's early appearances at the Abbey included bit parts in plays such as ''The Casting Out of Martin Whelan'' and a four-word part in ''The Critic''. His breakthrough performance at the Abbey came in 1919, when he was in ''The Dragon'' by Lady Gregory.SOME IRISH ARTISTS: XXI.--Mr. Barry Fitzgerald Bruyere. The Irish Times 18 August 1923: 9. However he continued to act part-time until 1929, keeping his job at the civil service during the day. He was in ''The Bribe'', ''An Imaginary Conversation'', ''John Bull's Other Island'' and others. In 1924 his salary at the Abbey was £2'10 a week. That year he appeared in the world premiere of ''
Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the ...
'' by famed playwright
Seán O'Casey Seán O'Casey ( ga, Seán Ó Cathasaigh ; born John Casey; 30 March 1880 – 18 September 1964) was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes. ...
. Fitzgerald played Captain Jack Boyle. In 1925 he starred in ''Paul Twyning'', a performance that was much acclaimed. The following year he was in the premiere of O'Casey's ''
The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Sta ...
'', playing Fluther Good. The play was controversial, causing riots and protests. One night in February 1926 three gunmen turned up to Fitzgerald's mother's house intending to kidnap him and stop the play from going ahead, but they were unable to find him. In 1926 he was in ''The Would-Be Gentleman''. Other appearances at the Abbey included ''The Far Off Hills'', ''
Shadow of a Gunman ''The Shadow of a Gunman'' is a 1923 tragicomedy play by Seán O'Casey set during the Irish War of Independence. It centres on the mistaken identity of a building tenant who is thought to be an IRA assassin. It is the first in O'Casey's "Dub ...
'' and ''The Playboy''. O'Casey wrote a part for Fitzgerald in '' The Silver Tassie'', but the play was rejected by the Abbey. It was picked up for production in London in 1929. Fitzgerald decided to quit his civil service job to join the production and became a full-time actor at the age of 41.


Professional actor

Fitzergald made his film debut in
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's version of ''
Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the ...
'' (1930), shot in London. In early 1931 he toured England in a production of ''Paul Twyning''. He returned to Ireland in June of that year to perform the play at the Abbey. Between 1931 and 1936, he appeared in three plays by Irish playwright
Teresa Deevy Teresa Deevy (21 January 1894 – 19 January 1963) was an Irish dramatist and writer, who was deaf from the age of 19. Best known for her works for theatre, she was also a short story writer, and writer for radio. Early life Teresa Deevy w ...
''A Disciple'', ''In Search of Valour'' and ''Katie Roche''which were also
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productions. Fitzgerald went to the US with the Abbey Players in 1932 to appear in ''Things That Are Caesar's'' and ''The Far-off Hills''.Barry Fitzgerald Is Dead at 72 New York Times 5 January 1961: 31. The Players and Fitzgerald returned to America in 1934 to tour a series of plays in repertory around the country. These included ''
The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Sta ...
'', ''Drama at Inish'', ''The Far-off Hills'', ''Look at the Heffernans'', ''
The Playboy of the Western World ''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (o ...
'', ''The Shadow of the Glen'', ''Church Street'', ''The Well of the Saints'' and ''
Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the ...
''. Fitzgerald appeared in a short Irish movie, '' Guests of the Nation'', filmed in 1934 but not released for over seventy years.


Hollywood

In March 1936 Fitzgerald and three other members of the Abbey went to
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to star in the film version of ''
The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title references the Sta ...
'' (1936), directed by
John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...
.Boylan 1999, p. 130. Fitzgerald decided to stay in Hollywood where he soon found constant employment as a character actor. He had support roles in ''
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'' (1937) at Paramount, ''
Bringing Up Baby ''Bringing Up Baby'' is a 1938 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film tells the story of a paleontologist in a number of predi ...
'' (1938) at RKO, ''
Four Men and a Prayer ''Four Men and a Prayer'' is a 1938 American adventure film directed by John Ford and starring Loretta Young, Richard Greene and George Sanders. Plot After Loring Leigh (C. Aubrey Smith), a British Army Officer, is cashiered in India followin ...
'' (1938) directed by John Ford at 20th Century Fox, and '' The Dawn Patrol'' (1938) at Warners. Fitzgerald made a series of films at RKO: ''
Pacific Liner ''Pacific Liner'' is a 1939 American action/adventure film directed by Lew Landers. The film stars Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris and Wendy Barrie. ''Pacific Liner'' is primarily set in the engineering section of the vessel, where a stowaway ha ...
'' (1939) with
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, and two directed by
John Farrow John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS (10 February 190427 January 1963) was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...
, ''
The Saint Strikes Back ''The Saint Strikes Back'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Farrow. It marks the second cinematic incarnation of the antihero crimefighting character Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". George Sanders replaced Louis Hayward, who h ...
'' (1939) and '' Full Confession'' (1939). In between the two Farrow films, Fitzgerald returned to Broadway in 1939 in ''The White Steed''. After ''Full Confession'' Fitzgerald went back to Broadway with ''Kindred '' (1939–40) and a revival of ''Juno and the Paycock'' (1940) which went for 105 performances. Back in Hollywood, Fitzgerald was reunited with John Ford in '' The Long Voyage Home'' (1940). He did '' San Francisco Docks'' (1940) at Universal and '' The Sea Wolf'' (1941) at Warners, before doing another with Ford, ''
How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own persona ...
'' (1941), at Fox. He went to MGM for '' Tarzan's Secret Treasure'' (1941). Fitzgerald and Shields did ''Tanyard Street'' (1941) on Broadway, directed by Shields, which only had a short run. However Fitzgerald's personal notices were excellent, the ''New York Times'' calling him "the incarnation of the comic spirit. People start laughing the moment he pokes his squint face on set." Back in Hollywood, Fitzgerald did a series of films at Universal: ''
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday ''The Amazing Mrs. Holliday'' is a 1943 American comedy drama film produced and directed by Bruce Manning and starring Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, and Barry Fitzgerald. Based on a story by Sonya Levien, the film is about a young idealistic mi ...
'' (1943), ''
Two Tickets to London ''Two Tickets to London'' is a 1943 drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis. Premise A U ...
'' (1943) and ''
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'' (1943).


''Going My Way'' and stardom

Fitzgerald unexpectedly became a leading man when
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cast him opposite
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in '' Going My Way'' (1944) as Father Fitzgibbon. The film was a huge success. Fitzgerald was nominated for both the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while worki ...
(which he ultimately won) and the
Academy Award for Best Actor The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The ...
;Boylan 1999, p. 130. voting rules were changed shortly after this occurrence to prevent further dual nominations for the same role. An avid golfer, he later accidentally decapitated his Oscar while practicing his golf swing. During
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
, Oscar statuettes were made of plaster instead of gold-plated bronze to accommodate wartime metal shortages. The academy provided Fitzgerald with a replacement statuette. ''Going My Way'' was made by Paramount, who signed Fitzgerald to a long-term contract. They put him in a support role in ''
I Love a Soldier ''I Love a Soldier'' is a 1944 American drama film directed by Mark Sandrich and written by Allan Scott. The film stars Paulette Goddard, Sonny Tufts, Beulah Bondi, Walter Sande, Mary Treen and Ann Doran. The film was released on August 15 ...
'' (1944) and he was borrowed by RKO for '' None But the Lonely Heart'' (1944). In March 1944, Fitzgerald was involved in a car accident which resulted in the death of a woman and injury of her daughter. He was charged with manslaughter but acquitted in January 1945 due to lack of evidence. Back at Paramount, Fitzgerald supported
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in ''
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'', made in 1944 by John Farrow, but not released until 1946. He supported
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in ''
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'' (1945) and '' The Stork Club'' (1945). In between he had a cameo as himself in ''
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'' (1945) and was borrowed by United Artists to play the lead in ''
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'' (1945), based on the novel and play by
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. In January 1945 his fee was reported to be $75,000 a film.Fitzgerald Meets Fame--and He Frowns: The limelight focuses fiercely on the actor and he finds it 'downright boring.' Fitzgerald Meets Fame BY FRED STANLEY. New York Times 14 January 1945: SM8. Fitzgerald did two more movies with John Farrow: ''
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'' (1947) with
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and '' Easy Come, Easy Go'' (1947), where he was top billed. Paramount reunited Fitzgerald with Crosby in ''
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'' (1947) and he did another cameo as himself in ''
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'' (1947). Mark Hellinger borrowed Fitzgerald to play the lead in a cop film at Universal, ''
The Naked City ''The Naked City'' (aka ''Naked City'') is a 1948 American film noir directed by Jules Dassin, starring Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart and Don Taylor. The film, shot almost entirely on location in New York City, depicts the poli ...
'' (1948) which was a solid success. Back at Paramount he was in ''
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'' (1948) and '' Miss Tatlock's Millions'' (1948), then did a third film with Crosby, '' Top o' the Morning'' (1949). Fitzgerald went to Warners for ''
The Story of Seabiscuit ''The Story of Seabiscuit'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by David Butler and starring Shirley Temple and Barry Fitzgerald in a semi-fictionalized account of racehorse Seabiscuit, the top money winner up to the 1940s. The screenplay was ...
'' (1949) with
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, then at Paramount did ''
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'' (1950) with
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and '' Silver City'' (1951) with
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. He made his TV debut with an episode of '' The Ford Theatre Hour'', "The White-Headed Boy" in 1950.


Later career

Fitzgerald went to Italy to star in the comedy '' Ha da venì... don Calogero'' (1952). John Ford gave him third billing in the classic ''
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'' (1952). It was shot in Ireland as was '' Happy Ever After'' (1952) with De Carlo and
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. Fitzgerald appeared in TV on episodes of ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. He had a supporting role in MGM's '' The Catered Affair'' (1956) and was top billed in the British comedy '' Rooney'' (1958). Fitzgerald was top billed in the Irish film '' Broth of a Boy'' (1959).


Later years

Fitzgerald never married. In Hollywood he shared an apartment with his stand in, Angus D. Taillon, who died in 1953. Fitzgerald returned to live in Dublin in 1959,Boylan 1999, p. 130. where he lived at 2 Seafield Ave, Monkstown. In October that year, he underwent brain surgery. He appeared to recover, but in late 1960 he re-entered hospital. He died, as William Joseph Shields, of a
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in St Patrick's Hospital, James Street, on 14 January 1961.BARRY FITZGERALD DIES IN DUBLIN HOSPITAL The Irish Times 5 January 1961: 4. Fitzgerald has two stars on the
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, for motion pictures at 6252 Hollywood Boulevard and for television at 7001 Hollywood Boulevard.Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Filmography

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See also

* List of actors with Academy Award nominations *
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