Birth in Portaferry, Co. Down of Actor Joseph Tomelty

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Birth in Portaferry, Co. Down of actor Joseph Tomelty
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Birth in Portaferry, Co. Down of Actor Joseph Tomelty

March 05, 1911

Joseph Tomelty (5 March 1911 – 7 June 1995) was an Irish actor, playwright, novelist, short-story writer and theatre manager. He worked in film, television, radio and on the stage, starring in Sam Thompson’s 1960 play Over the Bridge.

Born in Portaferry in 1911, he was the son of James Tomelty, a skilled fiddler who was nicknamed “Rollicking”; and the brother of Peter Tomelty, a tenor and recording artist.

Tomelty’s exposure to music at a young age influenced his work as a playwright, with several of his stage works being named after songs, including The Singing Bird (1948), Down the Heather Glen (1953) and The Drunken Sailor (1954).

Birth in Portaferry, Co. Down of actor Joseph Tomelty
Birth in Portaferry, Co. Down of actor Joseph Tomelty
March 05, 1911

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