Mark Grantham Papers,
1955-1993.
The collection consists primarily of scripts of 'The Kennedys of Castleross', a popular Irish radio serial drama, broadcast on Radio Éireann from 1955, which Grantham scripted for many years. Also included in the collection are scripts for other Radio Éireann shows which Grantham scripted, notably 'Milo and Maureen', 'What Are They Talking About?' and 'The Road Around Ireland', letters to Grantham from friends, associates, radio listeners and staff at both Arks Advertising and Radio Éireann, press cuttings and Grantham's 1993 typescript memoir of 'The Kennedys of Castleross'.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1931, Mark Grantham moved to Dublin to study at Trinity College Dublin in 1951. While in Dublin he began writing scripts for Radio Éireann and subsequently, following a move to London, for Independent Television and various international film companies. He later worked as journalist, as sub-editor of 'The Times' London (1967) and as foreign correspondent of 'United Press International' (1968-1972). He subsequently worked for Amnesty International, as Head of Information in the AI International Secretariat. Physical description: 12 boxes more |
| Arrangement: | Fonds I. Radio Scripts. II. Correspondence. III. Newscuttings. |
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II.ii. Letters from Grantham's friends and associates,
1955-1973.
| In Collection: | Mark Grantham Papers, 1955-1993. |
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| Description: | Letters to Mark Grantham from assorted friends, associates and radio listeners, concerning social and business matters, with particular reference to his work as a scriptwriter on the Radio Éireann serial 'The Kellys of Castleross'. Includes letters from Mark Boden of O'Kennedy-Brindley Advertising, Bill Nugent, Eric Ferguson of Sylvia Milson Publicity, London, Donal Donnelly (maily relating to the Dublin and London theatre scenes), J.F. Young of R. Wilson Young Ltd. Advertising, Edwin McEvoy, J.W. Preston Hoblyn of Irish International Advertising, and radio listeners Ria Dillon, Kitty Walshe, F. Roderick and Mary Gaffney. Letters date from 7 March 1955 to January 1973. Also included is a typescript copy of Grantham's reply to Kitty Walshe, dated 6 April 1966. |
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1955-1973.
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| Extent: | 2 folders. |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,153/11
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland |
| Corporate Author: | O'Kennedy-Brindley Limited Advertising (Firm) R. Wilson Young Ltd. (Firm) Irish International Advertising |