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Sat 11 Nov 2009Actor acclaimed on stage, screen, radio and TV
Denys Hawthorne:DENYS HAWTHORNE, who has died aged 77, was a stage, film, television and radio actor, best known in Ireland for his role as Mr Yearling in the RTÉ production of Strumpet City. First shown in 1980, a digitally remastered version was released in 2003.
With the other members of a strong cast, which included Cyril Cusack, Angela Harding, Donal McCann, Brian Murray and Peter O’Toole, he brought James Plunkett’s epic story of the 1913 lock-out to life, in the process contributing to the making of an Irish television drama classic.
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