Eileen Crowe
Eileen Crowe (born Alice Izabella Crowe) was an Irish actress born on 2 March 1899 in Drumcondra, Dublin. She died on 8 May 1978 in Dublin at age 79.
She spent most of her career with the Abbey Theatre, from 1921 to 1970, and appeared in many films between 1936 and 1964. Her film credits include The Plough and the Stars (1936), The Quiet Man (1952), Home is the Hero (1959), and Girl with Green Eyes (1964). In 1964 she also performed in Juno and the Paycock in London at the Aldwych Theatre.
Crowe acted in plays by Irish writer Teresa Deevy between 1931 and 1953, including A Disciple (1931), Katie Roche (1936, 1937, 1949, 1953), Temporal Powers (1932, 1937), and The Reapers (1930).
She was born in Dublin to Moses Crowe and Therese Eglinton, one of ten children. She joined the Abbey School of Acting and made her stage debut in 1921 as Nora Mangan in The Revolutionist. Her last stage role was Miss Hatty in Grogan and the Ferret.
In 1924 she met her future husband, actor Peter Judge, known as F. J. McCormick. They married in 1925 and had two children, a son and a daughter.
Eileen Crowe died on 8 May 1978 and was buried in Deansgrange Cemetery, Blackrock, County Dublin, alongside her husband. She is remembered as a dedicated actress and wife.
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