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From Richmond, Shields was interned first at Knutsford, Kent and then sent on to Frongoch in Wales. Shield’s was released as part of the first general amnesty in August 1916, and by October he was back on the stage in the Abbey. It was in 1917 that Arthur Shield’s brother first began to gain attention in the acting world.
Shields, Arthur. Shields, Arthur (1896–1970), actor, was born 15 February 1896 in North Great George's St., Dublin, one of eight children of Adolphus Shields, journalist, and Fanny Sophia Shields, originally from Germany. His older brother, William, achieved much fame as the actor Barry Fitzgerald (qv). A protestant, he was educated at ...
Arthur Shields. Highest Rated: 100% Gentleman Jim (1942) Lowest Rated: 82% Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) Birthday: Feb 15, 1896. Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland. Watchlist.
Unlike his sibling, Shields was not confined to Irish parts; he often as not played Americans, and in 1943's Dr. Renault's Secret, he was seen as a French police inspector. Never as prominent a film personality as his brother, Arthur Shields nonetheless remained a dependable second-echelon character player into the 1960s.
Shields, Arthur. Shields, Arthur (1896–1970), actor, was born 15 February 1896 in North Great George's St., Dublin, one of eight children of Adolphus Shields, journalist, and Fanny Sophia Shields, originally from Germany. His older brother, William, achieved much fame as the actor Barry Fitzgerald (qv). A protestant, he was educated at ...
28 de jun. de 2012 · Arthur Shields frequently directed plays for the Abbey, and more particularly for George Yeats's 'Dublin Drama Leagure'. In the 1930s, when the Abbey undertook a succession of half-year tours of North America, it was Arthur Shields who handled their management on the road.
27 de abr. de 2024 · Arthur Shields is one of the great stories of twentieth-century Ireland. He became involved early at the Abbey Theatre and worked there as an actor, director, and stage manager.
