Francis Phelan
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Francis Phelan is a fictional character in many of William J. Kennedy’s Albany novels, though he is featured most prominently in Ironweed
. He is a former professional baseball player who left Albany in shame after dropping his infant son Gerald.
The issue of his death is left ambiguous at the conclusion of Ironweed
.
In the film adaptation of the book, Phelan is portrayed by Jack Nicholson
.
Ironweed
Ironweed is a 1983 novel by William Kennedy. It received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and is the third book in Kennedy's Albany Cycle...
. He is a former professional baseball player who left Albany in shame after dropping his infant son Gerald.
The issue of his death is left ambiguous at the conclusion of Ironweed
Ironweed
Ironweed is a 1983 novel by William Kennedy. It received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and is the third book in Kennedy's Albany Cycle...
.
In the film adaptation of the book, Phelan is portrayed by Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
.