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Arthur Shields

1896-02-15

The Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 - 27 April 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. Born into an Irish Protestant family in Portobello, Dublin, he started acting in the Abbey Theatre when still a young man. He was the younger brother of actor Barry Fitzgerald. An Irish nationalist, he fought in the Easter Uprising of 1916. He was captured and was interned in Frongoch, North Wales. He afterwards returned to the Abbey theatre. In 1936 John Ford brought him to the United States to act in a film version of The Plough and the Stars. He later returned to the U.S. and for health reasons, he decided to reside in California. He died at his home in Santa Barbara, California, aged 74. Some of his memorable roles were in John Ford films. Shields portrayed the Reverend Playfair in Ford's The Quiet Man, opposite John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and his brother, Barry Fitzgerald. He played Dr. Laughlin in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon with Wayne and Joanne Dru, and appeared yet again with Wayne and Barry Fitzgerald in Ford's Long Voyage Home. His other films include: Little Nellie Kelly, The Keys of the Kingdom, The Fabulous Dorseys, Gallant Journey, The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Drums Along the Mohawk, Lady Godiva, National Velvet and The River. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Shields, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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How Green Was My Valley

7.3 average rating
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The Quiet Man

7.28 average rating
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River of No Return

6.7 average rating
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

6.8 average rating
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Lassie Come Home

6.6 average rating
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The Black Swan

6.4 average rating
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Drums Along the Mohawk

6.425 average rating
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National Velvet

7.2 average rating
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Gentleman Jim

7.167 average rating
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Jack and the Beanstalk

5.6 average rating
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The Keys of the Kingdom

7 average rating
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Above Suspicion

6.4 average rating
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl

5.2 average rating
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The River

7.193 average rating
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The King and Four Queens

5.5 average rating
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Three Strangers

6.3 average rating
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World for Ransom

5 average rating
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The Long Voyage Home

6.5 average rating
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The Sign of the Cross

6.2 average rating
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Lady Godiva of Coventry

5.5 average rating