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William George "Willie" Fay (12 November 1872 – 27 October 1947) was an actor and theatre producer who was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre. Fay was born in Dublin, where he attended Belvedere College. He worked for a time in the 1890s with a touring theatre company in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. When he returned to Dublin, he worked with his older brother Frank, staging productions in halls around the city. Finally, they formed W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company, focused on the development of Irish acting talent. The brothers participated in founding the Abbey Theatre and were largely responsible for evolving the Abbey style of acting. After a falling-out with the Abbey directors in 1908, the brothers emigrated to the United States to work in theatre there.

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  • William George "Willie" Fay (12 November 1872 – 27 October 1947) was an actor and theatre producer who was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre. Fay was born in Dublin, where he attended Belvedere College. He worked for a time in the 1890s with a touring theatre company in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. When he returned to Dublin, he worked with his older brother Frank, staging productions in halls around the city. Finally, they formed W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company, focused on the development of Irish acting talent. The brothers participated in founding the Abbey Theatre and were largely responsible for evolving the Abbey style of acting. After a falling-out with the Abbey directors in 1908, the brothers emigrated to the United States to work in theatre there. He moved to London in 1914, working as an actor on stage and in films. One of his most notable film roles was as Father Tom in Carol Reed's Belfast-set Odd Man Out (1947), whose cast was dense with actors from the Abbey Theatre. His memoir, The Fays of the Abbey Theatre, appeared in 1935. Willie Fay died in London in 1947, aged 74. (en)
  • William Fay, pseudonimo di William George Fay (Dublino, 12 novembre 1872 – Londra, 27 ottobre 1947), è stato un attore e regista irlandese. (it)
  • William George Fay (ur. 12 listopada 1872 w Dublinie, zm. 27 października 1947 w Londynie) – irlandzki aktor i producent teatralny, będący jednym ze współzałożycieli Abbey Theatre. Urodził się w Dublinie, gdzie uczęszczał do Belvedere College. Przez pewien okres w latach 90. XIX wieku pracował w objazdowym teatrze, który wystawiał swoje sztuki na terenie Irlandii, Szkocji i Walii. Po powrocie do Dublina rozpoczął – wraz ze swoim bratem Frankiem podobną działalność na terenie miasta. Następnie założył W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company, towarzystwo skupiające się na rozwoju rodzimych talentów aktorskich. Bracia uczestniczyli w zakładaniu Abbey Theatre i są odpowiedzialni za sposób ewoluowania tam gry aktorskiej. Po rozstaniu się z teatrem w 1908 roku bracia opuścili kraj i wyemigrowali do Stanów Zjednoczonych. William w 1914 roku wrócił do Londynu, gdzie brał udział w produkowaniu filmów. (pl)
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  • William Fay, pseudonimo di William George Fay (Dublino, 12 novembre 1872 – Londra, 27 ottobre 1947), è stato un attore e regista irlandese. (it)
  • William George "Willie" Fay (12 November 1872 – 27 October 1947) was an actor and theatre producer who was one of the co-founders of the Abbey Theatre. Fay was born in Dublin, where he attended Belvedere College. He worked for a time in the 1890s with a touring theatre company in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. When he returned to Dublin, he worked with his older brother Frank, staging productions in halls around the city. Finally, they formed W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company, focused on the development of Irish acting talent. The brothers participated in founding the Abbey Theatre and were largely responsible for evolving the Abbey style of acting. After a falling-out with the Abbey directors in 1908, the brothers emigrated to the United States to work in theatre there. (en)
  • William George Fay (ur. 12 listopada 1872 w Dublinie, zm. 27 października 1947 w Londynie) – irlandzki aktor i producent teatralny, będący jednym ze współzałożycieli Abbey Theatre. Urodził się w Dublinie, gdzie uczęszczał do Belvedere College. Przez pewien okres w latach 90. XIX wieku pracował w objazdowym teatrze, który wystawiał swoje sztuki na terenie Irlandii, Szkocji i Walii. Po powrocie do Dublina rozpoczął – wraz ze swoim bratem Frankiem podobną działalność na terenie miasta. Następnie założył W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company, towarzystwo skupiające się na rozwoju rodzimych talentów aktorskich. (pl)
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