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Jimmy Mageean

Jimmy Mageean

Acting1891Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Jimmy Mageean was an American theatrical and film actor. Born in Massachusetts, he worked as an actor in the US, Canada, and England. He served in the Royal Irish Rifles in the First World War, and settled in Belfast after the war ended. There, he became a leading figure in the city's theatre scene, alongside his close friend Richard Hayward. With Hayward, he moved towards cinema, and became a star of low-budget 'Quota Quickies'. He later returned to America, and died in San Diego in 1972.

Acting History

1956
1954
Happy Ever After
as Divarsion
1937
Landslide
as Harry McGovan
Against the Tide
as Tom Jenkins
Macushla
as Pat Muldoon
1936
Irish and Proud of It
as Old Flaherty
The Early Bird
as Charlie Simpson
1935
The Luck of the Irish
as Sir Brian O'Neill

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/21/1891
Day of Death
2/6/1972
Place of Birth
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA