Maureen Delany

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Maureen Delany
Born	Maureen O'Delany (1888-12-01)1 December 1888 Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	27 May 1961(1961-05-27) (aged 72) London, England
Other names	Daisy.

Maureen Barry O'Delany (1 December 1888 – 27 March 1961) was an Irish stage and screen actress.

She was born in Kilkenny, daughter of Dr. Barry Delany, who died when she was three months old. She was educated in Galway and originally intended to train for the opera, as she had a fine singing voice. However, she was accepted into the Abbey School of Acting by Lennox Robinson. She made her debut on the stage in Edward McNulty's comedy The Lord Mayor in 1914.^[1]

She quickly gained a reputation as a noted comic actress and singer. She became identified with Maisie Madigan in Juno and the Paycock and Bessie Burgess in The Plough and the Stars (both by Sean O'Casey), as well as the Widow Quin in Synge's Playboy of the Western World.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 The Abbey Theatre: Interviews and Recollections by E H Mikhail. 1988. p. 39 ISBN 9780389206163

External links

Maureen Delany at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Delany, Maureen
Alternative names
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	1 December 1888
Place of birth	Kilkenny, Ireland
Date of death	27 March 1961
Place of death	London, England

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