Paul Vincent Carroll facts for kids
Paul Vincent Carroll (born July 10, 1900 – died October 20, 1968) was an important Irish writer. He wrote many plays for the stage, and also scripts for movies and television shows.
Paul Vincent Carroll was born in Blackrock, a town in County Louth, Ireland. He studied to become a teacher at St Patrick's College, Dublin. In 1921, he moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where he worked as a teacher.
Many of his plays were performed at the famous Abbey Theatre in Dublin. He also helped start a theatre group in Glasgow called the Curtain Theatre Company.
About Paul Vincent Carroll's Life
Paul Vincent Carroll was married to Helena Reilly, who designed clothes. They had three daughters together. Their youngest daughter, Helena Carroll, later became an actress. He also had a son named Brian Francis.
Paul Vincent Carroll passed away in his sleep from heart failure when he was 68 years old. This happened in Bromley, England. He was a good friend of the poet Patrick Kavanagh during the 1920s.
Paul Vincent Carroll's Plays and Works
Paul Vincent Carroll wrote many plays and scripts during his career. Some of his works won important awards.
- The Watched Pot (This play was never published.)
- The Things That are Caesar's (Published in London in 1934.)
- Shadow and Substance (This play came out in 1937. It won the Casement Award and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, which are big honors for plays.)
- The White Steed (Released in 1939, this play also won the Drama Critics’ Circle Award.)
- The Strings Are False (Published in 1942, and later renamed The Strings My Lord Are False in 1944.)
- Coggerers (This play was written in 1944 and later called The Conspirators.)
- The Old Foolishness (Published in 1944.)
- The Wise Have Not Spoken (Released in 1947.)
- Saints and Sinners (This was a movie script from 1949.)
- She Went by Gently (This story appeared in Irish Writing magazine in 1953. It was later included in a book called 44 Irish Short Stories in 1955.)
