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- Опубликовано: 22 апр 2012
- A Brother Remembers Frank McCourt
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“He was the only smaller person that I looked up to,” says his younger brother Malachy.
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Malachy McCourt:
Malachy McCourt was born in Brooklyn, USA and from the age of three was raised in Limerick, Ireland. He returned to the land of his birth at the age of twenty and again worked at the manual tasks such as longshoreman, truck loader, dishwasher, until he became an actor. That career took him to Broadway and Off-Broadway and regional theatres in plays such as Mass Appeal, Da, The Hostage, Inherit the Wind, Carousel and Translations. The soap operas such as Ryan's Hope, Search for Tomorrow, One Life to Live, and All My Children were also a good source of work and sustenance as were the movies Molly Maguires, She's the One, The Devil's Own, Green Card, and TV movies such as You Can't Go Home Again and The Dain Curse. Due to a heavy schedule of writing, book signings and public appearances McCourt had to take a sabbatical from the acting trade but is now back after completing five movies Happy Hour, Guru of Sex, Gods and Generals, and Ash Wednesday plus a running part in the HBO prison series Oz. As well as being the co-author of the play A Couple of Blaguards with his brother Frank, Malachy has written his own New York Times bestseller memoir, A Monk Swimming, published by Hyperion Press. His memoir, Singing My Him Song, now out in paperback is published by Harper Collins. Running Press recently published four of Malachy’s books: the history of the song Danny Boy, a history of The Claddagh Ring, Voices of Ireland, an anthology, and Malachy McCourt’s History of Ireland. Recent books, Harold Be Thy Name and Bush Lies in State, are published by Welcome Rain. In the works is I Never Drink When I’m Sober for Harper Collins. Malachy writes a column, Sez I to Myself, that appears in the Manhattan Spirit, The Westsider and Our Town in NYC.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Question: What was it like to lose your older brother last year?
Malachy McCourt: To lose one parent is a tragedy, to lose both is utter carelessness. So, it’s a euphemism. Frank died in July. And he wrote “Angela’s Ashes” in 1996. And he had just retired a year or so before from teaching in a New York City High School system. And I always knew he was a good writer, or a wonderful writer, and I begged him for years to write a book. Now, I didn’t know what he was going to call it. We were very good friends. We wrote a play together called “A Couple of Blaguards,” which we performed. We talked to each other on a daily basis. And he was, when my father left, although Frank was only 10, he actually took over then as the Paterfamilias - the father of the family. And he was good. He looked after us all even though I was only a year, a month, and a day younger. He was smaller than me, but he was the only smaller person that I looked up to. And all his life, he was a good friend, a decent guy, great sense of humor, extraordinary intellect, and loved passing on his knowledge. All of his students adored him because he had the advantage of having no formal education in the sense that he did have - he left school like I did at the age of 13, and he went back when he was 22. And somehow or another faked his way into New York University and got himself a degree after being on probation, and then became a teacher.
So, he wasn’t circumscribed by ordinary thinking about teaching. If a teacher loves what she is teaching, or he is teaching as the case may be. Then again, you pass that on, the love of it, rather than punishment. “Ah, we have a test!” This is what we are always doing with children, testing. Our children don’t need testing, they need loving. And that was Frank’s idea. Love them. Love what you’re talking about, love the words.
There was an Irish poet named John Millington, and he said, “Words, particularly in a play, should have the texture of a crisp, autumn apple.” That’s the way I think of it. And I think that’s the way Frank thought about it, too.
Question: Has your father deserting your family influenced how you are as a father?
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You were adorable in "Angela's Ashes" & you still are, Malachy! God bless you & your brother! My younger daughter's name is Angela in honour of "Angela's Ashes".
malachy's such a sweet man, you can see why all the adults would fall for his charm when he was just a young fella
Angela's Ashes was the most memorable book I read in my life. It is really nice to see videos of Frank and Malachy McCourt on RUclips. I feel like I am getting to know the characters from the book better.
Nice to know I am not alone.
I recommended the book to a co-worker some years ago...she said she WEPT over it....as did I....IRISH and teaching is in both of our families! ALL Respect to Frank McCourt!
Agreed
This was once the charming little blonde boy... How time flies by
i just finished the book and i m going around on yt watching interviews and the fact that i just read about young frank but irl, hes been dead for long is making me so emotional
What a delightful man.💚
Amazing that Malachy retains much of his Limerick accent, even after spending his entire adult life in America.
Rest in Peace Frank
Got to go to Limerick last September for 10 days,stayed in Limerick thought of your brother and family, when we arrived in Shannon. Our Ancestor left Ireland in 1640, Major John Welch. I really loved your brothers books. And the movie, Godbless you and yours✝️💜
I seen you dancing like a modern spaz in 84’Then I read your brothers book.You’ll live forever.
Little Malachy! I hear you, but when I close my eye I see the little boy in Frank's book!
Very inspiring story from them! Thanks for bringing us back to our senses! Life is wonderful!
Charming man. We lost Frank much too early.
As a youngish Irish man who landed in nyc lately, I feel quite lucky that I somehow randomly came across malachys book swimming monk , I'm no scholar as him but there so much I can relate too, it's something
Such a loving tribute, loving close brother xoxoxo 💙❌⭕❌⭕🙏🤗❤
Wow, never knew frank was your brother!! Remember you from HBO OZ.
aww is that malachy? hes so cute. oh my heart
It's possible I like Malachy's writing even more that Franks and brother/sister, thats saying something.
I remebwr enjoying Frank's writing but "the excitement" is rhe only phrase that remains. Inremeber many paragraphs from A Monk Swimming. Damn that was some good writing! It is the memoir by which I judge all other ,(even my wife's).
NOW 84 & having read "Angela's" 3 times...I found of quite some interest. Tho clearly !!! LIFE WAS NOT PERFECT!!! Malachy alive today...GOOD for him...He is a "TALKER"!!!
Rest in peace Malachy, the brothers are reunited at last.
RIP FRANK McCourt
I'm reading the book Angela's Ashes it's the real deal story it's from 1996, the book is older the later ones have the prize stamped on the front of the cover jacket. It First editing 12th print ☘️ a really good read.
ye ye ye oi oi oi hahhaha you rule Malachy!
R.I.P.
@Kathleen Carter Steeves me too. Me too :(
this is the malachy i ready of the book...blonde boy....heheheheh interesting
he isnt blonde he has white hair he is an older gentleman in sure he wont have red hair at his age
he isnt blonde he has white hair he is an older gentleman in sure he wont have red hair at his age
R. I. P frank
boy o JESSUP WHY SAY ANYTH I NG AT ALL? I LOVE THE McCOURTS. VERY INTERESTING TO LISTEN TO
Wow!!! He was in OZ(hbo) he was the priest with Oreilly😮
You still look and act like a sweet wee blond boy I read about, Sir. ❤
Its 2013 and I just learned Frank is gone
Kathleen Carter Steeves its 2018 amd i just found out
woah dude
Oh Malachie!!!
İz birakan bir kitap oldu benim icin Angela'nın külleri
It was actually 1995 when he wrote it... Just like a baby brother to not care about dates 😂
= = true..
a broadway hit
MICKEY ROONEY!
@John Jessop
EXCUSE THE MIS SPELLING OF YER NAME JESSOP....
Ah malachy never lost his Irish accent
Neither did his brother Frank.
to loose both is …? danke
utter carelessness :) he's being cheeky.
Rest in peace Frank, but undeniably and inevitably you're a liar Frank a total complete liar.
😂😂😂
And you are an idiot
Theresa Carmody is a made up name.
and if
R.I.P.