Richard Hayward
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Richard Hayward was an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 film actor, writer and musician. Born in Larne
Larne
Larne is a substantial seaport and industrial market town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,228 people in the 2001 Census. As of 2011, there are about 31,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is...

, he was an enthusiast for all Ulster regional popular culture. After a period working at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin he helped form the Belfast Repertory Theatre Company. He was a popular singer in the forties and fifties. His career meant he lived a typical theatrical lifestyle being constantly on the move. He died due to a road accident outside Ballymena
Ballymena
Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....

, in October 1964.

Selected filmography

  • Flame in the Heather
    Flame in the Heather
    Flame in the Heather is a 1935 British historical drama film directed by Donovan Pedelty and starring Gwenllian Gill, Barry Clifton and Bruce Seton...

    (1935)
  • The Early Bird (1936)
  • The Luck of the Irish
    The Luck of the Irish (1936 film)
    The Luck of the Irish is a US film released in 1936. It was based on a novel by Victor Haddick, and written by Victor Haddick and Donovan Pedelty who also directed the film. It starred Richard Hayward.-Cast:* Richard Hayward* Nan Cullen* Charles Fagan...

    (1936)
  • Devil's Rock (1938)
  • A Night to Remember (1958)


Hayward also wrote the screenplay of the musical drama Devil's Rock.

Selected books

He wrote a number of books, mostly topographical, about Ireland, including:
  • In praise of Ulster (1938)
  • Where the Shannon flows (1940)
  • Corrib Country (1943)
  • In the Kingdom of Kerry (1946)
  • Belfast through the ages (1952)
  • Story of the Irish Harp (1954)
  • Munster and the city of Cork (1964)
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