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Harry O'Donovan's Family Life:

Harry O’Donovan was born in 1896 (IMDb, n.d.). Harry O’Donovan was born in Dublin ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_O%27Donovan ). Harry O'Donovan's family moved in the early 1840s to Drumcondra, in Dublin and he had four siblings (Hourican, n.d.). His father, Michael Donovan was a clerk in the GPO, and his mother, Elizabeth Donovan was from Boston, USA (Hourican, n.d.). Her maiden name was Maley (Hourican, n.d.). His family name was Donovan, but he changed his surname to O'Donovan (Hourican, n.d.). His family was very interested in theatre. One of his brothers, Kevin, managed the Pavilion Theatre in Cork (Hourican, n.d.).

Another brother, Frank O'Donovan was a noted actor, singer, and songwriter( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_O%27Donovan ). Frank also changed his surname from Donovan to O’Donovan (Hourican, 2020). Frank is best remembered for playing Batty Brennan for 10 years in Ireland's first soap, the 'Riordans' (Wicklow People, 2020). Frank married the actress Kitty McMahon whom he had two daughters, Deirdre and Máirín (Wicklow People, 2020). Some of Frank’s famous songs include, “The Road by the River” and “On the One Road” ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_O%27Donovan). Harry's niece, Máirín O'Donovan was an Irish actress, singer, and dancer ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1ir%C3%ADn_O%27Donovan ). Máirín grew up around theatre. “Her earliest childhood memories are saying goodbye to her showbiz parents as ‘they were always working’”(Wicklow People, 2020). She was raised by her aunt (Eliza) in skerries until she was ten, and during the school holidays she toured with her parents (Wicklow People, 2020). Harry married the Mezzo-Soprano singer, Eileen Hayden, in 1924 (Hourican, n.d.). They had a son called Terry, born just a few days before the opening night of his show (Hourican, n.d.).

Bibliography:

IMDb (n.d.). Harry O’Donovan. IMDb. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640903/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

Wikipedia contributors. (2008, October 19). Harry O’Donovan. In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: 11:06, December 2, 2020. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_O%27Donovan&action=history

Hourican, B (n.d.). O’Donovan, Harry. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Available at: https://dib.cambridge.org/viewFullScreen.do?filename=a6714

Wikipedia contributors. (2014, September 2). Frank O’Donovan. In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at: 11:30, December 3, 2020. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_O%27Donovan

Wicklow People. (2010, August 19). Part of an Irish acting dynasty. Wicklow People. Available at: https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklowpeople/lifestyle/part-of-an-irish-acting-dynasty-27855856.html

Wikipedia contributors. (2016, 12 March). Máirín O’Donovan. In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved at 12:03, December 4, 2020. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1ir%C3%ADn_O%27Donovan