May Craig (1889–1972) was an Irish actress. She was born in

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Career

She was first listed as May Craig in 1907 in the world premiere of ''

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''. She became an actress with the

Abbey Theatre The Abbey Theatre (), also known as the National Theatre of Ireland () is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. First opening to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the p ...

from 1916 to 1968. During her professional life with the

she appeared in many productions which can be seen in the Abbey Theatre archives. May Craig performed on six tours of North America with the Abbey Theatre and has been described as one of Ireland's senior character actresses. She made her American debut in 1932, at the Ambassador Theater, New York. While in New York during 1932-33 she appeared in ''Autumn Fire'', ''The Big House'', ''King Oedipus'', ''The Well of the Saints'' and ''Church Street''. In 1931 she appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called ''A Disciple'' and in 1947 she appeared in ''In Search of Valour'' where she played the part of Mrs. Maher. As an actress, May Craig has been seen in movies such as ''

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'' (1957), ''

The Quiet Man ''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields and Ward Bond. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent ...

'' (1952), ''

Girl with Green Eyes ''Girl with Green Eyes'' is a 1964 British romantic drama film directed by Desmond Davis and starring Peter Finch, Rita Tushingham, Lynn Redgrave and Julian Glover. Adapted by Edna O'Brien from her novel ''The Lonely Girl'', the film tells the s ...

'' (1964), ''

Johnny Nobody ''Johnny Nobody'' is a 1961 British drama film made in Ireland and directed by Nigel Patrick, starring Yvonne Mitchell, William Bendix and Aldo Ray. It was written by Patrick Kirwan based on the story ''The Trial of Johnny Nobody'' by Albert ...

'' (1961) and '' Saintly Sinners'' (1962). She died on 8 February 1972 in

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. She is buried at

Glasnevin Cemetery Glasnevin Cemetery () is a large cemetery in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland which opened in 1832. It holds the graves and memorials of several notable figures, and has a museum. Location The cemetery is located in Glasnevin, Dublin, in two part ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1952) * ''

'' (1957) * ''

'' (1961) * '' Saintly Sinners'' (1962) * ''

'' (1964)

Playography

* ''

'' (1907) * ''A Disciple'' (1931) * ''In Search of Valour'' (1947)

References

External links

*May Craig at th
Teresa Deevy Archive
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Abbey Theatre Archive
*May Craig at th
Internet movie database
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, May 1889 births 1972 deaths Irish film actresses Irish stage actresses 20th-century Irish actresses Actresses from Dublin (city)