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PEOPLE

MAURICE G. MELDON

1926 - 1958

Born in Dundalk, Co Louth, Meldon worked in the Civil Service; his plays include Song of the Parakeet (1947; Radio Éireann drama prize), House Under Green Shadows (Abbey 1951), and a dream fantasy, Aisling (37 Theatre Club, 1953; revived by Gate, 1958, and published 1959). Meldon often acted under the pseudonym Art O'Phelan.

PLAYWRITING CREDITS

Play Title Playwright
Aisling Maurice G. Meldon
House Under Green Shadows Maurice G. Meldon
Purple Path to the Poppy Fields Maurice G. Meldon