Derek Mahon(1941-2020)

Writer

Derek Mahon was born on 23 November 1941 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He was a writer, known for Shades of Darkness (1983), Summer Lightning (1985) and BBC2 Playhouse (1973). He was married to Doreen Douglas and Doreen Douglas . He died on 2 October 2020 in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland.

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Shades of Darkness

7.6

TV Series

Writer

Summer Lightning

6.9

Writer

1985

BBC2 Playhouse

6.6

TV Series

Writer

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Writer

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Writer

The Death of the Heart
7.8
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1987
Shades of Darkness
7.6
TV Series
- screenplay by
- 1986
Summer Lightning
6.9
- Writer
- 1985
Play for Today
7.8
TV Series
- writer
- television screenplay
- 1980–1984
BBC2 Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
- adapted for television by
- 1982

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Official sites
- France's national library catalogue
- University archives
Born
- November 23, 1941
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Died
- October 2, 2020
- Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland(short illness)
Spouses
Other works
Tom Paulin's play, "The Riot Act," and his play, "High Time," were performed in a Field Day Theatre Company production on the Irish Tour in Ireland with Ciaran Hinds, Veronica Quilligan, Stephen Rea, Mark Lambert, Kilian McKenna, and Joe Crilly in the cast.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Article