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Hugh Leonard

1926 - 2009

Hugh Leonard was the pen name of the author, playwright and essayist Jack Keyes.Leonard's books include his autobiographical volumes 'Home Before Night'and 'Out After Dark', a historical novel 'Parnell and the English Woman' as well as numerous plays, essays, and screenplays. Up until 2006 he wrote a famously biting satirical column entitled 'The Curmudgen' for the Sunday Independent. He penned over thirty stage plays, the most famous of which,'Da', was awarded a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and New York Critics' Circle Award for Best Play in 1978. Having lived most of his life in Dalkey, County Dublin, Leonard died in 2009 at the age of 82. Magicality, thought to be his final play, was discovered after his death. A rehearsed reading of the second act was presented at Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre in June 2012.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
A Leap in the Dark Hugh Leonard
A Life Hugh Leonard
A Time of Wolves and Tigers Hugh Leonard
A View From the Obelisk Hugh Leonard
A Walk on the Water Hugh Leonard
Da Hugh Leonard
Kill Hugh Leonard
Liam Liar Hugh Leonard
Love in the Title Hugh Leonard
Madigan's Lock Hugh Leonard
Mick and Mick Hugh Leonard
Moving Hugh Leonard
Nothing Personal Hugh Leonard
Pizzazz Hugh Leonard
Roman Fever Hugh Leonard
Senna For Sonny Hugh Leonard
Summer Hugh Leonard
The Au Pair Man Hugh Leonard
The Big Birthday Hugh Leonard
The Last of the Last of the Mohicans Hugh Leonard
The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft Hugh Leonard
The Lily Lally Show Hugh Leonard
The Mask of Moriarty Hugh Leonard
The Patrick Pearse Motel Hugh Leonard
The Poker Session Hugh Leonard
Time Was Hugh Leonard

Adaptations

Play Title Playwright
Dublin One Hugh Leonard James Joyce
Great Expectations Hugh Leonard Charles Dickens
Stephen D. Hugh Leonard James Joyce
The Barracks Hugh Leonard John McGahern
The Dead Hugh Leonard James Joyce
The Family Way Hugh Leonard Eugène Labiche
The Passion of Peter Ginty Hugh Leonard Henrik Ibsen
The Saints go Cycling In Hugh Leonard Flann O'Brien

Actor

Play Title Playwright
A Walk on the Water Hugh Leonard