Jim Sheridan was born in Dublin on 6 February 1949.[2] He is the brother of playwright Peter Sheridan.[2] The family ran a lodging house, while Anna Sheridan worked at a hotel and Peter Sheridan Snr was a railway clerk with CIÉ.[3] Sheridan's early education was at a Christian Brothers school. In 1969 he attended University College Dublin to study English and History. In 1972, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He became involved in student theatre there, where he met Neil Jordan, who also was later to become an important Irish film director. After graduating from UCD in 1972, Sheridan and his brother began writing and staging plays, and in the late 1970s began working with the Project Theatre Company.[4]
In 1996 he co-wrote Some Mother's Son with Terry George. The Boxer was nominated for a Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997. The film was Sheridan's third collaboration with Day-Lewis after My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father, making him the only director to work with Day-Lewis on three films. In 2003, he released the semi-autobiographical In America, which tells the story of a family of Irish immigrants trying to succeed in New York. The film received positive reviews and earned Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou Academy Award nominations. In 2005 he released Get Rich or Die Tryin', a film starring rap star 50 Cent.
Discussion with Jim Sheridan at Summer Film School (CR) in 2022
He is the son of Anne and Peter Sheridan. He has four daughters. His youngest daughter, Clodagh Amira Sheridan, is his child with his partner, the film director Zahara Moufid. His three older daughters, Kirsten, Naomi, and Tess, were born to his late wife Fran Sheridan. Additionally, he has six siblings: Ita Rafferty, Peter Sheridan, John Sheridan, Frankie Sheridan, Gerard Sheridan, and Paul Sheridan.
In 2015, Sheridan was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Arts & Humanities.[9]
Best Original Screenplay – In America (2002), nomination (as co-writer)
References
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^Brady, Tara (9 May 2015). "Jim Sheridan: 'Cinema is kill, kill, kill'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^"Irish Film Archive". Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^"Jim Sheridan Milestones". TCM Archive Materials. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018.
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^Kierans, John; Fitton, Daire (11 April 2024). "New film about Sophie Toscan du Plantier's murder to be styled after Hollywood classic 12 Angry Men". Cork Beo. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^"Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^"Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan to receive Gregory Peck Award". IrishCentral.com. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
External links
Jim Sheridan's official website
Jim Sheridan's official website - Hell's Kitchen Limited