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=Phyllis Ryan= Introduction

Phyllis Ryan was born on the 28th of July 1920 in Dublin (Lunney, 2020). Ryan played a massive role in the growth and development of Irish theatrical world and without her it may never have reached the point it is at today (Playography Ireland, 2020). In her early life she received the nick name “Bambi” due to her frail and small appearance, which was not to be underestimated. She had a strong and prominent reputation among the Irish theatrical scene and was responsible for the consistent innovation of the industry (Independent, 2011). Her mother is also formally recognized as the child actor | Jacqueline Ryan who performed in the phenomenally successful film “Jacqueline” in 1944 (Independent, 2011). She began her studies in the Abbey | Abbey theatre at just 13 years of age and went on to make her debut performance at 14, in Dennis Johnsons play “The Moon in The Yellow River” (Irish Theatre Institute, 2020). The Moon in the Yellow River premiered on the 11th of May 1936 and continued for 6 nights consecutively (Abbey Theatre, 2020).

Early Life

Ryan grew up in Rathmines in Dublin after she was born in 1920 (Lunney, 2020). Ryan was the youngest in the family and she had one older sister. Her fathers name was Thomas J. Ryan, he served in the British army and then went on to work as a public servant. He was the husband to Ryan’s mother, May Murphy. Two years after her debut performance in Dennis Johnsons play “The Moon in The Yellow River”, she was invited to take a position in the “Adult Abbey Company” (Lunney, 2020). Whilst at the Abbey she also partook in other productions such as "Blanaid" (Artscouncil, 2020). After several years with the Abbey she decided to diverge into her own theatrical production company. She launched “Gemini Productions” in 1985 alongside Irish Actor | Norman Rodway. Gemini operated out of Eblana Theatre, which was in the basement of Busáras, Dublin main bus station. It went on to be a phenomenally successful and well recognised theatre in Dublin (Independent, 2011). Ryan also pursued different paths in her early life, such as her roles in radio performances published by BBC at the time which attracted a lot of success. One of the most well-known was 'The playboy of the western world', which was broadcasted on television by BBC in 1946 (Lunney, 2020).

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