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Kathleen Ryan
Kathleen Ryan
	Ryan in Odd Man Out (1947)
Born	8 September 1922; Dublin, Southern Ireland (present-day Ireland)
Died	11 December 1985 (aged 63); Dublin, Ireland
Spouse	Dermod Devane (m. 1944; annul. 1958)
Children	3

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Kathleen Ryan (8 September 1922 – 11 December 1985) was an Irish actress.

She was born in Dublin, Ireland of Tipperary parentage and appeared in British and Hollywood films between 1947 and 1957. In 2020, she was listed as number 40 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.^[1]

Family

Ryan's father died in 1933, shortly after he had been elected to Ireland's senate.^[2] Her brother was John Ryan, an artist and man of letters in bohemian Dublin of the 1940s and 1950s, who was a friend and benefactor of a number of struggling writers in the post-war era, such as Patrick Kavanagh. He started and edited a short-lived literary magazine entitled Envoy. Among her other siblings were Fr. Vincent (Séamus), a Benedictine priest at Glenstal Abbey, Sister Íde of the Convent of The Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, Dublin, Oonagh (who married the Irish artist Patrick Swift), Cora who married the politician, Seán Dunne, T.D.^{[citation needed]}

Ryan's schooling came in convents and universities.^[2] She married Dermod Devane^[3] in the society wedding of 1944 and the couple had three children, but the marriage was annulled in 1958.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Ryan acted with the Dublin Abbey Players^[4] and at Longford's Gate Theater.^[2] She was discovered by Carol Reed, and her film debut was in a leading role in Odd Man Out (1947). Arthur Rank, to whom she was under contract, turned down subsequent offers for her to act in films, but she resumed film work after that contract expired.^[5] Her other films included Captain Boycott (1947)^[3] and the American film gris The Sound of Fury (1950), directed by Cy Endfield.^[6] She also appeared in the English-made Christopher Columbus (1949), but censors removed her from the version shown in the United States. Her role involved "a romantic interlude in Columbus's life," she said, "and that did not meet with approval in America because of prevailing traditions regarding the discoverer of this continent."^[3]

Painting

Ryan was the subject of one of Louis le Brocquy's most striking portraits, Girl in White, which he painted in 1941 and entered in the RHA exhibition of that year. The portrait (oil on canvas) is in the Ulster Museum collection.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Ryan died in Dublin in December 1985 from a lung ailment at the age of 63.^[7] She was buried with her parents beneath a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, near the Republican Plot in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Odd Man Out (1947)
Captain Boycott (1947)
Esther Waters (1948)
Give Us This Day (1949)
Christopher Columbus (1949)
Prelude to Fame (1950)
The Sound of Fury (1950)
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
Laxdale Hall (1953)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
Jacqueline (1956)
Sail Into Danger (aka El Aventurero) (1957)

References

^ Clarke, Donald; Brady, Tara. "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order". The Irish Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Miss Ryan Likes Film Job Here". The Los Angeles Times. 21 May 1950. p. Part IV - Page 3. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Schallert, Edwin (21 May 1950). "Kathleen Ryan Prefers Film Job 8000 Miles From Home". The Los Angeles Times. p. Part IV - Page 1. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Monahan, Kaspar (1 June 1947). "Screen's Beauties Look Too Much alike". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Section 4-Page 1. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Parsons, Louella O. (29 March 1950). "Kathleen Ryan, Once Star For Arthur Rank, to Make U. S. Film". The Daily Times. Iowa, Davenport. International News Service. p. 33. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Leh, Carol (31 December 1950). "Frank Lovejoy, 'Sound of Fury' Star, Recalls His Early Days With the Barter Theater Troupi". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. p. 6 A. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Collins, Liam (29 December 2019). "Kathleen Ryan - the Irish actress who became forgotten star of Hollywood". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

External links

[1] Clarke, Donald; Brady, Tara. "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order". The Irish Times.

[:0-2] "Miss Ryan Likes Film Job Here". The Los Angeles Times. 21 May 1950. p. Part IV - Page 3. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[lat-3] Schallert, Edwin (21 May 1950). "Kathleen Ryan Prefers Film Job 8000 Miles From Home". The Los Angeles Times. p. Part IV - Page 1. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Monahan, Kaspar (1 June 1947). "Screen's Beauties Look Too Much alike". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Section 4-Page 1. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Parsons, Louella O. (29 March 1950). "Kathleen Ryan, Once Star For Arthur Rank, to Make U. S. Film". The Daily Times. Iowa, Davenport. International News Service. p. 33. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Leh, Carol (31 December 1950). "Frank Lovejoy, 'Sound of Fury' Star, Recalls His Early Days With the Barter Theater Troupi". The Times Dispatch. Virginia, Richmond. p. 6 A. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Collins, Liam (29 December 2019). "Kathleen Ryan - the Irish actress who became forgotten star of Hollywood". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

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 '''Kathleen Ryan''' (8 September 1922 – 11 December 1985) was an Irish actress.
-She was born in Dublin, Ireland of Tipperary parentage and appeared in British and Hollywood films between 1947 and 1957. In 2020, she was listed as number 40 on ''[[The Irish Times]]'''s list of Ireland's greatest film actors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|title=The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order|first1=Donald|last1=Clarke|first2=Tara|last2=Brady|website=The Irish Times}}</ref>
+She was born in Dublin, Ireland of Tipperary parentage and appeared in British and Hollywood films between 1947 and 1957. In 2020, she was listed as number 40 on ''[[The Irish Times]]'''s list of Ireland's greatest film actors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/the-50-greatest-irish-film-actors-of-all-time-in-order-1.4271988|title=The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order|first1=Donald|last1=Clarke|first2=Tara|last2=Brady|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref>
 ==Family==
-Kathleen Ryan was one of the eight children of [[Séamus Ryan]], a member of [[Seanad Éireann]] and his wife Agnes Ryan ''née'' Harding who came from Kilfeacle and Solohead respectively in [[County Tipperary]] and who were Republican activists during the [[Irish War of Independence]]. They opened a shop in Parnell Street, Dublin in the 1920s which was the first of 36 outlets which were known as "The Monument Creameries". The family lived at Burton Hall, near [[Leopardstown Racecourse]] in the Dublin suburb of Foxrock.{{Citation needed |date=September 2020}} Her father died in 1933, shortly after he had been elected to Ireland's senate.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Miss Ryan Likes Film Job Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59338031/kathleen-ryan/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=21 May 1950 |page=Part IV - Page 3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Her brother was [[John Ryan (Dublin artist)|John Ryan]], an artist and man of letters in bohemian Dublin of the 1940s and 1950s, who was a friend and benefactor of a number of struggling writers in the post-war era, such as [[Patrick Kavanagh]]. He started and edited a short-lived literary magazine entitled ''[[Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art|Envoy]]''. Among her other siblings were Fr. Vincent (Séamus) (1930–2005), a Benedictine priest at Glenstal Abbey, Sister Íde of the Convent of The Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, Dublin, Oonagh (who married the Irish artist [[Patrick Swift]]), Cora who married the politician, Seán Dunne, T.D.
+Ryan's father died in 1933, shortly after he had been elected to Ireland's senate.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Miss Ryan Likes Film Job Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59338031/kathleen-ryan/ |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=21 May 1950 |page=Part IV - Page 3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Her brother was [[John Ryan (artist)|John Ryan]], an artist and [[man of letters]] in bohemian Dublin of the 1940s and 1950s, who was a friend and benefactor of a number of struggling writers in the post-war era, such as [[Patrick Kavanagh]]. He started and edited a short-lived literary magazine entitled ''[[Envoy, A Review of Literature and Art|Envoy]]''. Among her other siblings were Fr. Vincent (Séamus), a Benedictine priest at Glenstal Abbey, Sister Íde of the Convent of The Sacred Heart, Mount Anville, Dublin, Oonagh (who married the Irish artist [[Patrick Swift]]), Cora who married the politician, Seán Dunne, T.D.{{Citation needed |date=September 2022}}
-Ryan's schooling came in convents and universities.<ref name=":0" /> When she was an undergraduate at [[University College Dublin]], she was introduced to the future Dr. Dermod Devane of [[Limerick]].{{Citation needed |date=September 2020}} They were married<ref name="lat">{{cite news |last1=Schallert |first1=Edwin |title=Kathleen Ryan Prefers Film Job 8000 Miles From Home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59337134/kathleen-ryan/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=21 May 1950 |page=Part IV - Page 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> in the society wedding of 1944 and the couple had three children, but the marriage was [[annulled]] in 1958.
+Ryan's schooling came in convents and universities.<ref name=":0" /> She married Dermod Devane<ref name="lat">{{cite news |last1=Schallert |first1=Edwin |title=Kathleen Ryan Prefers Film Job 8000 Miles From Home |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59337134/kathleen-ryan/ |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=21 May 1950 |page=Part IV - Page 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> in the society wedding of 1944 and the couple had three children, but the marriage was [[annulled]] in 1958.{{Citation needed |date=September 2022}}
 ==Career==
-Ryan acted with the Dublin Abbey Players<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monahan |first1=Kaspar |title=Screen's Beauties Look Too Much alike |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59335889/the-pittsburgh-press/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=1 June 1947 |page=Section 4-Page 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and at Longford's Gate Theater.<ref name=":0" /> She was discovered by Carol Reed, and her film debut was in a leading role in ''[[Odd Man Out]]'' (1947). [[J. Arthur Rank|Arthur Rank]], to whom she was under contract, turned down subsequent offers for her to act in films, but she resumed film work after that contract expired.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Louella O. |title=Kathleen Ryan, Once Star For Arthur Rank, to Make U. S. Film |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59336488/the-daily-times/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Daily Times |agency=International News Service |date=29 March 1950 |location=Iowa, Davenport |page=33|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Her other films included ''[[Captain Boycott (film)|Captain Boycott]]'' (1947)<ref name=lat/> and ''[[The Sound of Fury (film)|The Sound of Fury]]'' (1950).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leh |first1=Carol |title=Frank Lovejoy, 'Sound of Fury' Star, Recalls His Early Days With the Barter Theater Troupi |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59336188/the-times-dispatch/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Times Dispatch |date=31 December 1950 |location=Virginia, Richmond |page=6 A|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She also appeared in the English-made ''[[Christopher Columbus (1949 film)|Christopher Columbus]]'' (1949), but censors removed her from the version shown in the United States. Her role involved "a romantic interlude in Columbus's life," she said, "and that did not meet with approval in America because of prevailing traditions regarding the discoverer of this continent."<ref name=lat/>
+Ryan acted with the Dublin Abbey Players<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monahan |first1=Kaspar |title=Screen's Beauties Look Too Much alike |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59335889/the-pittsburgh-press/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=1 June 1947 |page=Section 4-Page 1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and at Longford's Gate Theater.<ref name=":0" /> She was discovered by [[Carol Reed]], and her film debut was in a leading role in ''[[Odd Man Out]]'' (1947). [[J. Arthur Rank|Arthur Rank]], to whom she was under contract, turned down subsequent offers for her to act in films, but she resumed film work after that contract expired.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Louella O. |title=Kathleen Ryan, Once Star For Arthur Rank, to Make U. S. Film |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59336488/the-daily-times/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Daily Times |agency=International News Service |date=29 March 1950 |location=Iowa, Davenport |page=33|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Her other films included ''[[Captain Boycott (film)|Captain Boycott]]'' (1947)<ref name=lat/> and the American [[Film gris|film gris]] ''[[The Sound of Fury (film)|The Sound of Fury]]'' (1950), directed by [[Cy Endfield]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leh |first1=Carol |title=Frank Lovejoy, 'Sound of Fury' Star, Recalls His Early Days With the Barter Theater Troupi |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59336188/the-times-dispatch/ |accessdate=15 September 2020 |work=The Times Dispatch |date=31 December 1950 |location=Virginia, Richmond |page=6 A|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> She also appeared in the English-made ''[[Christopher Columbus (1949 film)|Christopher Columbus]]'' (1949), but censors removed her from the version shown in the United States. Her role involved "a romantic interlude in Columbus's life," she said, "and that did not meet with approval in America because of prevailing traditions regarding the discoverer of this continent."<ref name=lat/>
-== Legal trouble ==
-In 1954, Ryan was fined £5 for failing to stop at the scene of an accident. Ryan hit a man, Peter Kelliher, with her car near [[Tralee]], [[County Kerry]]. Mr. Kelliher was parked in an Esso petrol station filling his car with water when Ryan erratically swerved into him, knocked him down and drove off without stopping. When the police traced Ryan that evening they found her relaxing in the bath. Mr. Kelliher's leg was amputated as a result of the accident. In a further insult to the victim, the court hearing in which Ryan was fined was adjourned for three months to allow Ryan to finish the filming of [[Captain Lightfoot]] (1955).{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
 == Painting ==
-Ryan was the subject of one of [[Louis le Brocquy]]'s most striking portraits, ''[https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/girl-in-white-117833 Girl in White]'', which he painted in 1941 and entered in the [[Royal Hibernian Academy|RHA]] exhibition of that year. The portrait (oil on canvas) is in the [[Ulster Museum]] collection.
+Ryan was the subject of one of [[Louis le Brocquy]]'s most striking portraits, ''Girl in White'', which he painted in 1941 and entered in the [[Royal Hibernian Academy|RHA]] exhibition of that year. The portrait (oil on canvas) is in the [[Ulster Museum]] collection.{{Citation needed |date=September 2022}}
 == Death ==
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 * ''[[Captain Lightfoot]]'' (1955)
 * ''[[Jacqueline (1956 film)|Jacqueline]]'' (1956)
-* ''El Aventurero (AKA Sail into Danger)'' (1957)
+* ''[[Sail Into Danger]]'' (aka ''El Aventurero'') (1957)
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Burials at Glasnevin Cemetery]]
 [[Category:Irish stage actresses]]
-[[Category:Irish expatriates in the United States]]
+[[Category:Irish expatriate actresses in the United States]]
 [[Category:Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom]]

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