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Peter Christopher Judge formally known as F.J. McCormick (1 June 1890-24 April 1947) was a well renowned actor from Skerries, Ireland. [1] He acquired the stage name F.J. McCormick to disguise his identity from his current and future employers and to avoid parental disapproval. [2] He was educated locally in Skerries. His father Micheal Judge was a maltser and later became a brewery manager. F.J. McCormick was of medium height, with expressive eyes and thick brown hair. [3]
Early Life
[edit]After living in Skerries in his early years, at age 10 he moved to Dublin and proceeded to live here for the majority of the duration of his life. [4] In his early days, he began writing by contributing articles to the press. He worked momentarily as a post office clerk in London but returned to Dublin to work as a junior clerk in the Civil Service. Due to his position in the Civil Service, he could not be seen to be involved in the acting world.
Eventually, he resigned from his public service career (1918) and decided to embrace acting as a full time career as a member of the Abbey Theatre at age 19. Prior to becoming a member of the Abbey Theatre, he acted in several amateur dramatic societies. [5]
During his 30-year involvement with the Abbey (1917-1947), he was considered by many theatre historians and his fellow peers to have been the greatest Abbey actor of all time. [6] One of the main reasons why he was a great actor was because he was also a great man. He was celebrated for his ability to identify with any character he played. He was identified in particular with the works of Sean O'Casey and also acted in some major British films such as "Odd Man Out". [7] In 1925, he married fellow Abbey Theatre actress Eileen Crowe and had two children together.
References
[edit]- ^ Clarke, Frances (2009). "McCormick, F . J." Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Finegan, John (11 April 1987). "The greatest Irish actor". Evening Herald.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fallon, Gabriel (1947). "F. J. McCormick: An Appreciation". Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review. 36 (142): 181–186. ISSN 0039-3495.
- ^ Roycroft, Oona (3 March 2015). "F. J. McCormick | Skerries Historical Society". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mikhail, E. H. (1988). The Abbey Theatre : Interviews and Recollections. Mikhail, E. H. Springer. p. 183.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Burke, Patrick (18 February 2008). "Biography of FJ McCormick". The Irish Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Siggins, Ger (1 January 2015). "TRAGEDY, TYPHOID, TERROR; some of the more unusual anniversaries we will mark in 2015. (AND A TRANSVESTITE SOLDIER!)". Daily Mail.
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