Gerry Stembridge | |
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Born | 1958 (age 65–66) County Limerick, Ireland |
Occupation | Writer, director, novelist |
Notable works |
Scrap Saturday (1989–91) Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) Nora (2000) Counting Down (2009) |
Gerard "Gerry" Stembridge (born 1958, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish writer, director and actor. [1] He was educated at CBS Sexton Street in Limerick and later at Castleknock College. While attending University College Dublin, he was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society. [2] He taught English and drama at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Clontarf.
He reached significant prominence in Ireland when he co-created the satirical comedy radio programme Scrap Saturday with Dermot Morgan. [1] It became one of the most popular programmes on RTÉ Radio.
Stembridge wrote the screenplay for Ordinary Decent Criminal (which starred Kevin Spacey and Linda Fiorentino). He co-wrote Nora, a film about James Joyce and Nora Barnacle which starred Ewan McGregor and Susan Lynch. He has directed such films as Guiltrip, Black Day at Black Rock, Alarm and About Adam. [1]
A selection of his plays include
Stembridge's latest novel The Effect of Her was published in 2013. He is also the author of three earlier novels: Unspoken (Old Street Press), Counting Down [3] and According to Luke [4] (both Penguin Ireland).
Gerry Stembridge | |
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Born | 1958 (age 65–66) County Limerick, Ireland |
Occupation | Writer, director, novelist |
Notable works |
Scrap Saturday (1989–91) Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) Nora (2000) Counting Down (2009) |
Gerard "Gerry" Stembridge (born 1958, County Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish writer, director and actor. [1] He was educated at CBS Sexton Street in Limerick and later at Castleknock College. While attending University College Dublin, he was auditor of the Literary and Historical Society. [2] He taught English and drama at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Clontarf.
He reached significant prominence in Ireland when he co-created the satirical comedy radio programme Scrap Saturday with Dermot Morgan. [1] It became one of the most popular programmes on RTÉ Radio.
Stembridge wrote the screenplay for Ordinary Decent Criminal (which starred Kevin Spacey and Linda Fiorentino). He co-wrote Nora, a film about James Joyce and Nora Barnacle which starred Ewan McGregor and Susan Lynch. He has directed such films as Guiltrip, Black Day at Black Rock, Alarm and About Adam. [1]
A selection of his plays include
Stembridge's latest novel The Effect of Her was published in 2013. He is also the author of three earlier novels: Unspoken (Old Street Press), Counting Down [3] and According to Luke [4] (both Penguin Ireland).