Malachy McCourt

thumb| They say what I did was ego-driven and name-dropping …Damn right it is. Who am I going to write about? People I didn't meet? Malachy Gerard McCourt (September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024) was an Irish-American actor, writer and politician. He was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor of New York. Quotes Quotes from "AT LUNCH WITH: Malachy McCourt — How a Rogue Turns Himself Into a Saint; The Blarney Fails to Hide an Emotional Directness": Cute in Ireland meant cunning and devious … And I'm not sure that I'm not. I left school at age 13. I was illiterate with no role models. The great psychobabble today is the dysfunctional family. Well, I've never met one that was functional. In Limerick, a family that was dysfunctional was one who could afford to drink but didn't. I had the taste of the alcohol since I was 11 … It allowed me to be clever, charming and to behave outrageously. Acting also allowed me not to be me. So I could indulge every fantasy in this paradise of America. On his brother Frank: He's an amazing man … When he was 12, one of our schoolmasters said: "My boy, you are a literary genius. My strong suggestion is to go to America. They will appreciate you there." Over the years I've read what he's written that never got published, and I always said it still holds. He is a literary genius. Also the most nonjudgmental decent guy. He forgives. External links Malachy's Personal Website 0566663 Malachy McCourt Anti-War Speech by McCourt (31 October 2006) A Couple of Blaguards, the stageplay Malachy performed with his brother, Frank g1Eelau-z7c "Malachy's" A song about McCourt's bar on Third Avenue. By Maggie and Terre Roch Category:1931 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Actors from New York City Category:Memoirists from the United States Category:Politicians from New York City