Paddy Crosbie
Paddy Crosbie | |
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Born | Patrick Crosbie October 1, 1913 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | September 2, 1982 Clondalkin, Ireland | (aged 68)
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Television presenter |
Years active | 1953—1982 |
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Parents |
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Relatives | Martin Crosbie (brother) |
Paddy Crosbie (1 October 1913 – 2 September 1982) was the Irish creator of the radio and television programmes The School Around The Corner and Back To School.[1]
Youth
Crosbie was born in
He attended infant school in Stanhope Street and on 23 August 1920 he entered St. Paul's
Crosbie was only four weeks in Brunner when the sound of shots put a stop to lessons for a short time. It was the day when a youth name
He was a keen sportsman in his youth, and won a special medal when defeating Austin Clarke, the all-Ireland singles handball champion. He played steady hurling for the Dublin club Eoghan ruadh, and created a Dublin Tennis League record by never losing a singles set between 1938 and 1950.[7]
Professional life
Crosbie composed songs (most remembered would be the theme song for "School Around The Corner), comic rhyme and scripts for stage and television. He wrote two books Tales from the School Around the Corner[8] in 1979 and Your Dinner's Poured Out in 1981.[9]
His interest in the entertainment world began in the early 1940s when he wrote scripts for the amateur shows put on by a Dublin tennis club. It was Mike Nolan the well known comedian, of the forties and fifties, who introduced him to the powers-that-were and soon he was writing scripts for stars like
Crosbie needed more active participation and so in 1951 his famous school-boy act was born. He first took to the stage, in short trousers and skull-cap in Dublin's St. Francis Xavier Hall which was also the place which first rang to his signature tune, "The School Around The Corner".
In 1953 he stepped into a major place in
Jim (James) Plunkett guided the School on to television, it was the first show to be pre-recorded for the new television station in 1961 and top of the TAM ratings up to when it was discontinued over five years later. The first episode was broadcast on 2 January 1962. On television the programme had many FIRSTS – first home feature in the top ten, first in first place and first to travel around the country.[11] The programme continued until 1966 on RTÉ Television before returning to RTÉ Radio for another year. It was again revived on radio in 1973.[12] He won a
Awards
- Jacob's Awardin 1964.
- Papal decorationin 1979.
Death
He died suddenly at his home in Clondalkin on 2 September 1982 from a heart attack. He was laid to rest in the presence of some of the most important people in the political, theatrical and educational life of the country. Friends attending the service included
References
- ^ a b Sunday Independent, 5 September 1982
- ^ The Irish Catholic, Thursday, 12 February 1981
- ^ "Irish Genealogy". civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie.
- ^ "Census of Ireland, 1911". census.nationalarchives.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Eve Press 1982
- ^ St.Paul's CBS Year Book 1978
- ^ Evening Press
- ^ Mercier Press
- ^ Your Dinner's Poured Out! by Paddy Crosbie. 1st Published 1981 O'Brien Press Ltd.
- ^ RTÉ GUIDE 1 June 1973
- ^ RTÉ Guide 1 January 1965
- ^ RTÉ photographic archives
- ^ "Good night, Posterous". martincrosbie.posterous.com.
External links
- Paddy-Crosbie 1913 – 1982 Facebook Page
- LATE LATE – Paddy remembers childhood games, rhymes, pranks..
- The Theatre Royal, Hawkins Street, Dublin, Ireland
- The Capitol Theatre, Princes Street, Dublin
Artists who appeared regularly at the Capitol were Mike Nolan, Roy Croft, Freddie Doyle, Paddy Crosbie and Martin Crosbie. There was always a resident orchestra and a troop of dancers called the Capitol Girls under the leadership of Dolly Sparkes and Norah Flanagan.