Jack MacGowran Biography

Fast Facts

• Passed away at 54-years-old after falling victim to the London flu epidemic of the early '70s
• Earned acclaim while working with the Abbey Players in Dublin during the earliest parts of his career
• After relocating from Ireland, he would work with the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company
• Launched his film career in the early '50s while still in Ireland, however, it would take off after relocating to London in 1954
• Best known for his multiple collaborations with friend, Samuel Beckett
• Released the record, MacGowran Speaking Beckett, to commemorate the playwright's 60th birthday in 1966, an LP that would earn him an Obie Award