Birmingham, George A., 1865-1950

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English novelist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Mount Mapas, Killiney, Co. Dublin, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1915 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270502100

Irish novelist, playwright, and humorist.

George A. Birmingham is the pseudonym of Canon James Owen Hannay. Hannay was born in Belfast and attended Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained a priest of the Church of Ireland in 1889. Birmingham began to publish political novels in 1905; many later novels were humorous in nature. He died in London.

From the description of George A. Birmingham Papers, 1905-[not after 1949]. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 30829433

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creatorOf Birmingham, George A., 1865-1950. Autograph letter signed : Mount Mapas, Killiney, Co. Dublin, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1915 Jan. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Birmingham, George A., 1865-1950. General John Regan : a play in three acts / by George A. Birmingham : as played at the Hudson Theatre, New York, on Monday, Nov. 10, 1913. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Birmingham, George A., 1865-1950. Letter, 1915, January 25, Killiney, Ireland, to Philip D. Sherman. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Birmingham, George A., 1865-1950. General John Regan : a play in three acts / by George A. Birmingham. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Moore, George, 1852-1933. Letters, 1915-1920, London, to Philip D. Sherman. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn A.P. Watt (Firm). A.P. Watt records, 1888-1982 (major authors H-Le). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Birmingham, George A., 1865-1950. General John Regan; a play in three acts, by George A. Birmingham [pseud.] As played at the Hudson Theatre, New York, on Monday, Nov. 10, 1913. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Roberts, George, 1873-1953. Papers concerning the Abbey Theatre and the Irish National Theatre Society, 1901-1942 (inclusive), 1903-1908 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Birmingham, George A., 1865-1950. George A. Birmingham Papers, 1905-[not after 1949]. Boston College. John J. Burns Library
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associatedWith A.P. Watt (Firm) corporateBody
correspondedWith Birmingham, George A., 1885-1950 person
associatedWith Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962, person
associatedWith Graves, Alfred Perceval, 1846-1931. person
associatedWith Moore, George, 1852-1933. person
associatedWith Roberts, George, 1873-1953. person
associatedWith Sherman, Philip D. (Philip Darrell), 1881-1957, person
associatedWith Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909. person
associatedWith Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. person
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Irish drama
Dramatists, Irish
Novelists, Irish
Novelists, Irish
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Birth 1865-07-16

Death 1950-02-02

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