Barry Fitzgerald

Legendary character actor, Barry Fitzgerald, was born William Joseph Shields on Mar 10, 1888 in Dublin, Ireland. Fitzgerald died at the age of 72 on Jan 14, 1961 in Dublin, Ireland and was laid to rest in Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock in Dublin, Ireland.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actor for Going My Way (as Father Fitzgibbon) in 1944.

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film name	Role	Result
1944	Best Actor	Going My Way (1944)	Father Fitzgibbon	Nominated
1944	Best Supporting Actor	Going My Way (1944)	Father Fitzgibbon	Won

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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Television.

Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward in "And Then There Were None"

By Stephen Reginald on Dec 3, 2021 From Classic Movie Man

Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward in "And Then There Were None" And Then There Were None (1945) is a mystery movie directed by Rene Clair and starring Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, and Louis Hayward. The film is an adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1939 novel of the same name... Read full article

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Barry Fitzgerald - Frowning on Fame

By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 10, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

While hunting down photographs of Barry Fitzgerald's home for the upcoming Hollywood Home Tour we stumbled upon this article from the New York Times, originally posted on January 14, 1945. It was so entertaining we couldn't help but share it. And it's so fitting for St. Patrick's Day too...which wil... Read full article

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Classic Movie Coincidence: Barry Fitzgerald and Richard Haydn

By Annmarie Gatti on Mar 10, 2014 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Barry Fitzgerald and Richard Haydn?share a birthday and a film: Both Barry Fitzgerald and Richard Haydn appeared in?And Then There Were None — and both were born today March 10 (17 yrs apart!). Richard Haydn?as butler Thomas Rogers?and Barry Fitzgerald?as Judge Francis J. Quinncannon?in Agath... Read full article

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Barry Fitzgerald - Frowning on Fame

By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 10, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

While hunting down photographs of Barry Fitzgerald's home for the upcoming Hollywood Home Tour we stumbled upon this article from the New York Times, originally posted on January 14, 1945. It was so entertaining we couldn't help but share it. And it's so fitting for St. Patrick's Day too...which wil... Read full article

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Barry Fitzgerald - Frowning on Fame

By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 10, 2014 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers

While hunting down photographs of Barry Fitzgerald's home for the upcoming Hollywood Home Tour we stumbled upon this article from the New York Times, originally posted on January 14, 1945. It was so entertaining we couldn't help but share it. And it's so fitting for St. Patrick's Day too...which wil... Read full article

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