Background
O’Casey, Sean was born in 1880 in Dublin, Erie. Son of Michael Harding and Susan (Archer) O’C.
O’Casey, Sean was born in 1880 in Dublin, Erie. Son of Michael Harding and Susan (Archer) O’C.
Chiefly self-educated: m. Eileen Reynolds (stage name, Eileen Carey), 1927.
Began as railway and builder’s laborer: 1st play produced Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1923. Author: The Story of Irish Citizen Army, 1919. (plays) The Shadow of a Gunman, 1923.
Juno and the Paycock (winner Hawthornden prize), 1924. The Plough and the Stars. 1926; The Silver Tassie, 1929.
Within the Gates. 1933. Windfalls, 1934; The Star Turns Red. 1940; (essays) The Flying Wasp, 1936.
(autobiography) I Knock at the Door, 1939. (play) Purple Dust, 1941. Red Roses for Me (play), 1942.
Pictures in the Hallway. 1942; Drums Under the Windows, 1946. Oakleaves and Lavender (play), 1946.
Inishfallen, Fare Thee Well, 1948. Cockadoodle Dandy. 1949. Rose and Crown (biography), 1952.
Sunset and Evening Star. 1954; plays: Hall of Healing, Bedtime Story. 1952; Time to Go, 1953.
The Bishop’s Bonfire, 1955. The Green Crow (stories, articles, criticisms). 1956; The Drums of Father Ned (play).
1961; Behind The Green Curtains (3 plays, 1 volunteer), 1961. Under a Colored Cap (articles), 1963. Home: 40 Trumlands Road, Marychurch Torquay, Devon, Eng.
Children: Breon, Niall Ayamonn, Shivaun.