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James Plunkett
Born James Plunkett Kelly
(1920-05-21)21 May 1920
Dublin, Ireland
Died 28 May 2003(2003-05-28) (aged 83)
Dublin, Ireland
Pen name James Plunkett
Occupation Writer, playwright
Nationality Irish

James Plunkett Kelly, or James Plunkett (21 May 1920 – 28 May 2003), was an Irish writer. He was educated at Synge Street CBS.

Kelly grew up among the Dublin working class and they, along with the petty bourgeoisie and lower intelligentsia, make up the bulk of the dramatis personae of his oeuvre. His best-known works are the short stories in the collection The Trusting and the Maimed. His other works include a radio play on James Larkin, who figures prominently in his work.

During the 1960s, Plunkett worked as a producer at Telefís Éireann. He won two Jacob's Awards, in 1965 and 1969, for his TV productions. In 1971 he wrote and presented "Inis Fail - Isle of Destiny", his very personal appreciation of Ireland. It was the final episode of the BBC series "Bird's-Eye View", shot entirely from a helicopter, and the first co-production between the BBC and RTE.

He was a member of Aosdana.

A first year class, "1 Plunkett" at Synge Street CBS, is named in honour of James Plunkett.

Works

Radio plays

  • Dublin Fusilier (March 1952),
  • Mercy (June 1953),
  • Homecoming (April 1954),
  • Big Jim (1955),
  • Farewell Harper (1956).

Novels

  • Farewell Companions (1977)
  • The Circus Animals (1990)

Places

  • The Gems She Wore (1972)

Short story collections

  • The Trusting and the Maimed (1955)
  • Collected Short Stories

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