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Pierce Brosnan

Brosnan at the Matador premiere, September 2005
Born Pierce Brendan Brosnan
May 16, 1953 (1953-05-16) (age 55)
Drogheda, Co. Louth, Republic of Ireland
Years active 1980–present
Spouse(s) Cassandra Harris
(1980–1991)
Keely Shaye Smith
(2001–present)
Official website

Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish actor, film producer and environmentalist, who has been granted US citizenship. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Drogheda (ˈdrɒhədə ˈdrɔːdə ( Droichead Átha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford" is an industrial and port town in County Louth on County Louth (Contae Lú is a County on the East coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Cassandra Harris ( December 15, 1948 &ndash December 28, 1991) was an Australian Actress. Keely Shaye Smith (born 25 September, 1964) also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan is an American journalist The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but later attended drama school in London for three years. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele. Remington Steele is an American television series produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982

Brosnan portrayed the secret agent James Bond in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a Fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1952 GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 He also provided his voice and likeness to Bond in the video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing is a 2004 Third-person shooter Video game, where the player controls Ian Fleming 's master In 1996, he formed, along with Beau St. Clair, a Los Angeles-based production company named Irish DreamTime. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He was married to Cassandra Harris until her death, and is now married to Keely Shaye Smith. Cassandra Harris ( December 15, 1948 &ndash December 28, 1991) was an Australian Actress. Keely Shaye Smith (born 25 September, 1964) also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan is an American journalist

Since leaving the role of James Bond, Brosnan has starred in films such as Evelyn and Seraphim Falls. Evelyn is a 2002 Drama film, based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight against the Irish courts to be reunited with his children Seraphim Falls is a 2007 film starring Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan. He became an American citizen in 2004. In his later years, he has been known for his charitable work and environmental activism. As of today, he is working on the projects Mamma Mia!, The Thomas Crown Affair 2, Caitlin and The Big Biazarro.

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Early life

Brosnan was born on May 16, 1953 to Thomas, a carpenter, and May (née Smith) in Navan, County Meath. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Navan (ˈnævən) is the largest town and County town or administrative capital of County Meath, Ireland. County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County He was educated in a local school run by the De La Salle Brothers. Brosnan's mother moved to London to work as a nurse after his father had abandoned the family. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. She left him with her parents, Philip and Kathleen Smith. [1] Brosnan left Ireland on August 12, 1964 and was reunited with his mother and her new husband, a British World War II veteran, William Carmichael. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [2][3]

Brosnan quickly embraced his mother's new husband as a father figure. [2] Carmichael took Brosnan to see a James Bond film for the first time (Goldfinger). Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. [4] Brosnan was educated at Elliott School, a state secondary modern school in Putney, West London. Elliott School is a Co-educational Foundation school in Pullman Gardens Putney, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. A Secondary Modern School is a type of Secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s under the Tripartite System Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. [5] When he attended school, his nickname was "Irish". [6] After leaving school at 16, he decided to be a painter and began training in commercial illustration at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design ( St) (often abbreviated as Central Saint Martins, Saint Martins or CSM) is widely regarded [7] At the Oval House in 1969, he came in a workshop to rehearse. A fire eater was teaching women how to put the flames across the chest and they had their tops off. A fire eater is an Entertainer, often a Street artist or part of a Sideshow. So he thought he'd join in and learnt how to fire-eat. [8] A circus agent saw him busking and hired him for three years. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. [1] He later trained for three years as an actor at the Drama Centre in London. [9]

Early career

After graduating from the Drama Centre in 1975, Brosnan began working as an acting assistant stage manager at the York Theatre Royal, making his acting debut in Wait Until Dark. Stage management is a sub-discipline of Stagecraft. Although a somewhat fluid line of work in essence the stage management team (which can consist of a production The York Theatre Royal is a Theatre in St Leonard’s Place York, England, which dates back to 1744. Wait Until Dark is a play by Frederick Knott. The mystery thriller 's Heroine is Susy Hendrix a blind Greenwich Village Within six months, he was selected by playwright Tennessee Williams to play the role of McCabe in the British première of The Red Devil Battery Sign. Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical The Red Devil Battery Sign is a 1975 drama written by American playwright Tennessee Williams, produced during his lifetime in Great Britain [10] His performance caused a stir in London and Brosnan still has the telegram sent by Williams, stating only "Thank God for you, my dear boy". London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [11] He continued his career making brief appearances in films such as The Long Good Friday (1980) and The Mirror Crack'd (1980), as well as early television performances in The Professionals, Murphy's Stroke, and Play for Today. The Long Good Friday is a British Gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 feature motion picture directed by Guy Hamilton boasting an All-star cast, Angela The Professionals was a British crime-action Television drama series that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983 filmed between 1977 Gay Future was the racehorse at the centre of an attempted coup by an Irish betting syndicate in Great Britain in 1974. Play for Today was a British television anthology drama series produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984 He became a television star in the United States with his leading role in the popular miniseries Manions of America. Manions of America is a 6 hour mini-series for American television made in 1981 [12] He followed this with his 1982 Masterpiece Theatre documentary that chronicled the life of Lady Nancy Astor – the first woman to sit in British Parliament. Masterpiece (formerly known as Masterpiece Theatre) is a drama Anthology television series produced by WGBH Boston. Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor, CH, ( May 19, 1879 &ndash May 2, 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament His portrayal of the love-deprived Robert Gould Shaw II garnered him a 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Best Supporting Actor in a Series Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television For the main article see Golden Globe Award. [13]

In 1982, Brosnan rose to popularity in the United States playing the title role in the NBC romantic detective series Remington Steele. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Remington Steele is an American television series produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 [2] The Washington Post noted that same year that Brosnan "could make it as a young James Bond. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D "[14] After Remington Steele ended in 1987, Brosnan went on to appear in several films, including The Fourth Protocol (1987), a Cold War thriller in which he starred alongside Michael Caine, The Deceivers (1988) and The Lawnmower Man (1992). The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 Cold War spy film starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, based on the novel The Fourth Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA This page is about a 1952 novel For pages with a similar name see the disambiguation page Deceiver. The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 film which uses elements from the writings of Stephen King, most notably the short story of the same name. In 1992, he shot a pilot for NBC called Running Wilde, playing a reporter for Auto World magazine. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Jennifer Love Hewitt played his daughter, but the pilot never aired. Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American Actress and Singer-songwriter. [15] In 1993 he played a supporting role in the comedy film Mrs Doubtfire. Mrs Doubtfire is a 1993 Comedy film based on the Novel Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. He also appeared in several television films, including Death Train (1993) and Night Watch (1995), a Hong Kong-set spy thriller. For the Cold War nuclear weapon transport see White Train. For the 2006 film see The Detonator Death Train, also Night Watch is a 1995 Spy film directed by David Jackson made for TV starring Pierce Brosnan and Alexandra Paul. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders

James Bond

Statue of Brosnan as James Bond at Madame Tussauds.
Statue of Brosnan as James Bond at Madame Tussauds.

Brosnan's first met James Bond films producer Albert R. Broccoli on the sets of For Your Eyes Only because his then-wife was in the film. Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Broccoli said, "if he can act… he's my guy" to inherit a role of Roger Moore. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. [14] It was reported by both Entertainment Tonight and the National Enquirer, that Brosnan was going to inherit another role of Moore's, that of The Saint, Simon Templar. Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United The National Enquirer (also commonly known as the Enquirer) is an American supermarket tabloid now published by American Overview Simon Templar is known as the Saint because of his initials (ST and also because of his heroic exploits that fly in the face of an otherwise nefarious reputation [14] Brosnan turned down the rumours in July 1993 but added, "it's still languishing there on someone's desk in Hollywood. "[16]

In 1986, Timothy Dalton was approached for the Bond role; his involvement with the 1986 film adaptation of Brenda Starr kept Dalton from being able to accept it. Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English Brenda Starr is a Comic strip about a glamorous adventurous Reporter. A number of actors were then screen-tested for the role – notably Sam Neill – but were ultimately passed over by Broccoli. Sam Neill, DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September 1947 is a New Zealand film and television actor [17] Remington Steele was about to end, so Brosnan was offered the role, but the publicity revived Remington Steele and Brosnan had to decline the role of James Bond, owing to his contract. [14]

By then, Dalton had become available again, and he accepted the role for The Living Daylights (1987), and License to Kill (1989). The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. legal squabbles about ownership of the film franchise resulted in the cancellation of a proposed third Dalton film in 1991 (rumoured title: The Property of a Lady)[18] and put the series on a hiatus, which lasted six years. Octopussy and The Living Daylights (sometimes published as Octopussy) is the fourteenth and final James Bond book written by Ian Fleming GoldenEye was originally written with Dalton as Bond, but he turned it down. On June 7, 1994, Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play Bond. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) [14]

Brosnan was signed for a three-film deal with the option of a fourth. He first appeared as Bond in 1995's GoldenEye to much critical praise. GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Critic James Berardinelli described him as "a decided improvement over his immediate predecessor" with a "flair for wit to go along with his natural charm. James Berardinelli (born September 1967 is an Online Film critic. "[19] GoldenEye grossed US $350 million worldwide. [20] It had the fourth highest worldwide gross of any film in 1995. [21] It was the most successful Bond film at that time. [22]

In 1996, Brosnan formed a film production company entitled "Irish DreamTime" along with producing partner Beau St. Clair. Three years later the company's first studio project, The Thomas Crown Affair, was released and met both critical and box-office success. [23] Brosnan returned in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies and 1999's The World Is Not Enough, which were also successful. Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as In 2002, Brosnan appeared for his fourth time as Bond in Die Another Day. Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 During the promotion, he mentioned that he would like to continue his role as James Bond: "I'd like to do another, sure. Connery did six. Six would be a number, then never come back. "[24]

Brosnan asked EON Productions when accepting the role, to be allowed to work on other projects between Bond films. EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. The request was granted, and for every Bond film, Brosnan appeared in at least two other mainstream films, including several he produced. [6] Brosnan played a wide range of roles in between his Bond film appearances, ranging from a scientist in Tim Burton's Mars Attacks!, to a volcanologist in Dante's Peak and the title role in Grey Owl, a biopic about Englishman Archibald Stansfeld Belaney who adopted the Ojibwa name Grey Owl and become one of Canada's first conservationists. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Mars Attacks! is a 1996 Black comedy and Science fiction Movie by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Dante's Peak is a 1997 Disaster film starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton. Grey Owl (or Wa-sha-quon-asin, from the Ojibwe wenjiganoozhiinh, meaning " Great horned owl " or " Great grey owl

Shortly after the release of Die Another Day, the media began questioning whether or not Brosnan would reprise the role for a fifth time. Brosnan kept in mind that both aficionados and critics were unhappy with Roger Moore playing the role until he was 58, but he was receiving popular support from both critics and the franchise fanbase for a fifth installment. For this reason, he remained enthusiastic about reprising his role. [25] Throughout 2004, it was rumored that negotiations had broken down between Brosnan and the producers to make way for a new and younger actor. [26] This was denied by MGM and EON Productions. In July 2004, Brosnan announced that he was quitting the role, stating "Bond is another lifetime, behind me"; this is thought by some to be a failed negotiating ploy. [27] In October 2004, Brosnan said he considered himself dismissed from the role. [28] Although Brosnan had been rumoured frequently as still in the running to play 007, he had denied it several times, and in February 2005 he posted on his website that he was finished with the role. [29] Daniel Craig took over the role on October 14, 2005. Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [30] In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Brosnan was asked what he thought of Craig as the new James Bond. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities He replied, "I'm looking forward to it like we're all looking forward to it. Daniel Craig is a great actor and he's going to do a fantastic job". [31] He reaffirmed this support in an interview to the International Herald Tribune, stating that "[Craig's] on his way to becoming a memorable Bond. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper "[32]

During his tenure on the James Bond films, Brosnan also took part in James Bond video games. In 2002, Brosnan's likeness was used as the face of Bond in the James Bond video game Nightfire (voiced by Maxwell Caulfield). Over the past twenty years there have been numerous James Bond games featuring Ian Fleming 's British secret service agent Commander James Bond James Bond 007 NightFire is a First-person shooter Video game that is based on Ian Fleming 's British secret agent James Maxwell Caulfield (born November 23, 1959) is a Scottish Actor known for his roles in film television and on stage In 2004, Brosnan starred in the Bond game Everything or Nothing, contracting for his likeness to be used as well as doing the voice-work for the character. James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing is a 2004 Third-person shooter Video game, where the player controls Ian Fleming 's master [33]

Post-James Bond career

Brosnan at the Toronto Film Festival 2005
Brosnan at the Toronto Film Festival 2005

In July 2003, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Brosnan an honorary OBE for his "outstanding contribution to the British film industry". The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. [34] As an Irish citizen, he is ineligible to receive the full OBE honour, which is awarded only to a citizen of Britain or of one of the Commonwealth of Nations member countries. In 2002, Brosnan was also awarded an Honorary degree from the Dublin Institute of Technology[35] and, one year later, the University College Cork. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding Dublin Institute of Technology ( DIT) ( Irish: Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Atha Cliath) was established officially in 1992 under the Dublin Institute University College Cork ( UCC) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, the university is located in Cork. [36]

On September 23, 2004, Brosnan became a citizen of the United States, but has retained his Irish citizenship. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brosnan said that "my Irishness is in everything I do. It's the spirit of who I am, as a man, an actor, a father. It's where I come from. "[24] Brosnan was asked by a fan if it annoyed him when people get his nationality confused. He said: "It amuses me in some respects that they should confuse me with an Englishman when I'm dyed-in-the-wool, born and bred Irishman. . . I don't necessarily fly under any flag. But no, it doesn't bother me. "[37]

Brosnan's first post-Bond role was that of Daniel Rafferty in 2004's Laws of Attraction. In the History of science, the laws of attraction are a set of assumed laws or in a sense a general catch phrase used when discussing the nature of bodies that attract Garreth Murphy, of entertainment.ie, described Brosnan's performance as "surprisingly effective, gently riffing off his James Bond persona and supplementing it with a raffish energy". Entertainmentie is a Dublin-based Irish website that provides extensive cinema TV live music theatre comedy exhibition and festival listings for free as well as celebrity gossip [38] In the same year, Brosnan starred in After the Sunset alongside Salma Hayek and Woody Harrelson. After the Sunset is a 2004 Comedy / action movie, starring Pierce Brosnan as Max Burdett a master thief caught in a Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23 1961) is an American Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated The film elicited generally negative reviews and a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [39] Brosnan's next film was 2005's The Matador. The Matador is a 2005 Dark comedy film written and directed by Richard Shepard and starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear He starred as Julian Noble, a jaded, boozy assassin who meets a travelling salesman (Greg Kinnear) in a Mexican bar. Gregory Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Television personality, who The film was better received than After the Sunset and garnered more positive reviews. [40] Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun-Times called Brosnan's performance the best of his career. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. [41] Brosnan was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy but lost to Joaquin Phoenix for Walk the Line. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (waˈkeen ˈfee-nɪks born October 28, 1974) formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix is an award-winning American and Puerto Rican Walk the Line is a 2005 American biographical Drama film, directed by James Mangold and based on the life of country [42]

Brosnan's first film of 2007 was Seraphim Falls, in which he starred alongside fellow Irishman Liam Neeson. Seraphim Falls is a 2007 film starring Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. The film was released for limited screenings on January 26, 2007 to average reviews. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kevin Crust of the Los Angeles Times noted that Brosnan and Neeson made "fine adversaries;"[43] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter thought that they were "hard-pressed to inject some much-needed vitality into their sparse lines. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. "[44]

Pre-production has started on The Thomas Crown Affair 2, the sequel to the 1999 film The Thomas Crown Affair. See also Filmmaking Pre-production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a Film, play, or other Performance. The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1999 Heist film by John McTiernan, a Remake of the 1968 film of the same name The sequel, directed by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven,[45] will use Eric Ambler's novel The Light of Day and the 1964 adaptation, Topkapi as a basis. Paul Verhoeven (ˈpʌul vɛrˈhuvən born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch BAFTA Award - nominated Film director, Screenwriter Eric Clifford Ambler OBE ( 28 June 1909 - 22 October 1998) was an influential English writer of Spy novels who introduced Topkapi ( 1964) is a Heist film made by Filmways Pictures and distributed by United Artists. [46] In December 2005, Brosnan was reported to be attached to star in The November Man, an adaptation of Bill Grainger's novel, There Are No Spies,[47] but the project was cancelled in 2007. Brosnan will also be financially backing Caitlin, a film about Caitlin MacNamara, wife of poet Dylan Thomas. Caitlin MacNamara ( December 8, 1913 - July 31, 1994) was the wife of Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas. Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953 was a Welsh poet who wrote exclusively in English [48] The title role will be played by Miranda Richardson and Brosnan will have a small part as Thomas's literary agent, John Brinnin. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. John Malcolm Brinnin ( September 13, 1916 &mdash June 25, 1998) was an American poet and literary critic Brosnan's co-star in Die Another Day, Rosamund Pike, will also appear. Rosamund Pike (born 27 January 1979) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayals of Bond Villainess [49] Also in 2008, Brosnan will join Meryl Streep in a film adaption of the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!. Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, This article is about the stage musical For the film see Mamma Mia! The Movie. [50] He will play Sam Carmichael, one of three men rumoured to be the father of lead Amanda Seyfried. Amanda Michelle Seyfried (pronounced "SIGH-Frid" born December 3, 1985) is an American actress and former child model. Streep will play her mother. [51] Judy Craymer, producer to the film, said "Pierce brings a certain smooch factor, and we think he'll have great chemistry with Meryl in a romantic comedy. "[52] He will also narrate the cartoon Thomas The Tank Engine. Thomas the Tank Engine is a Fictional Anthropomorphic Tank locomotive created by the Rev [53]

In 2009, Brosnan will star in The Big Biazarro, directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall. Vondie Curtis-Hall (born September 30, 1956) is an American Actor and Film director. The film is an adaptation of the Leonard Wise novel of the same name. He plays a card player who mentors a headstrong protégé. [54] Brosnan has also spoke recently of making a Western film with fellow Irishmen Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Gabriel James Byrne ( Irish: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin; born 12 May, 1950) is an Emmy - and Tony -nominated Irish Colm J Meaney ( Irish: Colm Ó Maonaigh; first name ˈkɒləm born 30 May, 1953) is an Irish actor widely known for playing [55] Brosnan is also set to narrate "all English language versions of the brand" including seasons 12-14 of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, replacing Michael Brandon in North America and Michael Angelis in the United Kingdom. For the pornstar with the same name see Michael Brandon (porn star Michael Brandon (born April 20, 1945) is an American Michael Angelis (b 18 January 1952, Liverpool) is an English Actor. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [56] Actor and director Danny DeVito has stated that Brosnan will join Dakota Fanning and Morgan Freeman in his adaptation of the 1990 novel The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Dakota Fanning (born February 23 1994 is an American teen Actress. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a Novel set in 1832 written by Avi and published by Scholastic Press in 1990. He will play "Zachariah, the ship's cook, surgeon, and carpenter. "[57][58]

Personal life

Brosnan married Australian actress Cassandra Harris in 1980 and adopted her two children, Charlotte (born 27 November 1971) and Christopher (born October 6, 1972) after their father died in 1986. Cassandra Harris ( December 15, 1948 &ndash December 28, 1991) was an Australian Actress. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Chris Brosnan (born October 6, 1972) is the son of actress Cassandra Harris and Dermot Harris (the younger brother of actor Richard Harris Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [59] Brosnan and Harris had one son together, Sean (birth 13 September 1983). Sean Brendan Brosnan (born September 13, 1983) is Irish actor Pierce Brosnan 's first son Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Harris died of ovarian cancer in 1991. Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an Ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining of the ovary (resulting in epithelial [60] In 2001, Brosnan married American journalist Keely Shaye Smith,[61] and they have two sons together, Dylan Thomas Brosnan (birth 13 January 1997) and Paris Beckett Brosnan (birth 27 February 2001). Keely Shaye Smith (born 25 September, 1964) also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan is an American journalist Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. [1]

Brosnan supported John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election and is a vocal supporter of gun control and same-sex marriage. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership use and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same [62] An outspoken environmentalist,[63] Brosnan was named 'Best-dressed Environmentalist' in 2004 by the Sustainable Style Foundation. The Sustainable Style Foundation (SSF is a Seattle-based international nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable design and sustainable living [64] Brosnan first became aware of nuclear disarmament at the age of nine when worldwide condemnation of the 1962 U. Nuclear disarmament is the proposed dismantling of Nuclear weapons. S. nuclear tests in Nevada headlined international news. [65] During the 1990s, he participated in news conferences in Washington, D.C. to help Greenpeace draw attention to the issue. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 [65] Brosnan boycotted the French GoldenEye premiere to support Greenpeace's protest against the French nuclear testing program. [66] From 1997 to 2000, Brosnan and wife Smith worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to stop a proposed salt factory from being built at Laguna San Ignacio. The Natural Resource Defense Council ( NRDC) is a New York City -based Non-profit, Non-partisan international environmental Advocacy The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW is currently one of the largest Animal welfare and conservation charities in the world San Ignacio Lagoon was originally discovered by whaling captain Jared Poole brother-in-law to captain Charles Melville Scammon [67] The couple with Halle Berry, Cindy Crawford and Daryl Hannah successfully fought the Cabrillo Port Liquefied Natural Gas facility that was proposed off the coast of Malibu and would cause damage to the marine life there; the State Lands Commission eventually denied the lease to build the terminal. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford (born February 20 1966 is an American model and actress. Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is a American Film actress. Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. [68] in May 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the facility. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor [69] Brosnan is also listed as a member of the Sea Shepherd's Board of Advisors. The Sea Shepherd Conservation [70]

Brosnan also raises money for charitable causes through sales of his paintings. He trained early on as an artist, but later shifted to theatre; during his first wife's terminal illness, he withdrew from acting to be with her and took up painting again for therapeutic reasons, producing colorful landscapes and family portraits. He has continued painting since then, using spare time on set and at home. Profits from sales of giclée prints of his works are given to a trust to benefit "environmental, children's and women's health charities. Giclée (ʒiːˈkleɪ "zhee-clay" or /dʒiːˈkleɪ from French ʒiˈkle is an invented name (i "[71] Since Harris's death, Brosnan has been an advocate for cancer awareness and, in 2006, he served as spokesperson for Lee National Denim Day, a breast cancer fundraiser which raises millions of dollars and raises more money in a single day than any other breast cancer fundraiser. Lee National Denim Day is a single-day fundraiser created by Lee Jeans to support the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men [72]

In May 2007, Brosnan and Smith donated $100,000 to help replace a playground on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where they own a home. The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller Kauai (in standard Hawaiian kauˈaʔi in Kauai- Ni{{okina}}ihau dialect; usually spelled Kauai outside the Hawaiian Islands and ˈkaʊɑɪ or /kaʊˈɑɪ/ [73] On 7 July 2007, Brosnan presented a film at Live Earth in London. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. [74] He also recorded a television advertisement for the cause. [75]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Murphy's Stroke Edward O'Grady TV-Movie
1980 The Long Good Friday 1st Irishman
The Mirror Crack'd Actor playing 'Jamie' Uncredited role
1986 Nomads Jean Charles Pommier
Remington Steele: The Steele That Wouldn't Die Remington Steele
1987 Taffin Mark Taffin
The Fourth Protocol Valeri Petrofsky/James Edward Ross
1988 The Deceivers William Savage
Noble House Ian Dunross TV miniseries
1989 Around the World in 80 Days Phileas Fogg TV miniseries
The Heist Neil Skinner TV-Movie
1990 Mister Johnson Harry Rudbeck
1991 Murder 101 Charles Lattimore TV-Movie
Victim of Love Paul Tomlinson
1992 The Lawnmower Man Dr. Gay Future was the racehorse at the centre of an attempted coup by an Irish betting syndicate in Great Britain in 1974. The Long Good Friday is a British Gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 feature motion picture directed by Guy Hamilton boasting an All-star cast, Angela Nomads is a 1986 Horror film which was written and directed by John McTiernan and stars Pierce Brosnan. Remington Steele is an American television series produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 Taffin is a movie filmed in County Wicklow in Ireland in 1987 and 1988 starring Pierce Brosnan in the role of Mark Taffin (the film is about The Fourth Protocol is a 1987 Cold War spy film starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan, based on the novel The Fourth This page is about a 1952 novel For pages with a similar name see the disambiguation page Deceiver. Noble House was an American television Miniseries that was produced and broadcast by NBC in 1988 Ian Dunross is a fictional character in James Clavell 's Novel Noble House, and a minor protagonist behind the scenes in Whirlwind Around the World in 80 Days is a 1989 three-part TV miniseries based on the Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Phileas Fogg is the main Fictional character in the 1873 Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Mister Johnson is a motion picture from 1990 based on the 1939 Novel by Joyce Cary. The Lawnmower Man is a 1992 film which uses elements from the writings of Stephen King, most notably the short story of the same name. Lawrence Angelo
Live Wire Danny O'Neill
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Stuart Dunmeyer
Death Train Michael 'Mike' Graham TV-Movie
Entangled Garavan
The Broken Chain Sir William Johnson TV-Movie
1994 Love Affair Ken Allen
Don't Talk to Strangers Douglas Patrick Brody TV-Movie
1995 Night Watch Michael 'Mike' Graham TV-Movie
GoldenEye James Bond
1996 Mars Attacks! Professor Donald Kessler
The Mirror Has Two Faces Alex
1997 Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe
Tomorrow Never Dies James Bond
Dante's Peak Harry Dalton
1998 Quest for Camelot King Arthur
The Nephew Joe Brady also producer
1999 Grey Owl Archibald "Grey Owl" Belaney
The World Is Not Enough James Bond
The Match John MacGhee also producer
The Thomas Crown Affair Thomas Crown also producer
2001 The Tailor of Panama Andrew Osnard
2002 Die Another Day James Bond
Evelyn Desmond Doyle also producer
2004 After the Sunset Max Burdett
Laws of Attraction Daniel Rafferty also executive producer
2005 The Matador Julian Noble also producer
2007 Seraphim Falls Gideon
Butterfly on a Wheel Tom Ryan also producer
Married Life Richard Langley
2008 Mamma Mia! Sam Carmichael

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  53. ^ Pierce Brosnan To Narrate New Thomas The Tank Engine Cartoon Feb 3 2008
  54. ^ Fleming, Michael. "Brosnan to turn Wise novel into film", Variety, 2007-01-17. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Retrieved on 2007-02-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the  
  55. ^ "Pierce Brosnan Plans All-Irish Western", StarPulse News, 2007-03-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Retrieved on 2007-03-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.  
  56. ^ Pierce Brosnan Announced As New Narrator For Thomas & Friends. HIT Entertainment (2007-07-19). HIT Entertainment PLC was established in 1989, and was originally the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called Henson International Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.
  57. ^ Adler, Shawn. "Fanning Raises Jolly Roger For 'True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle'", MTV Movies, 2007-09-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Retrieved on 2007-09-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec  
  58. ^ Keck, William. "Fox stars amuse themselves at Santa Monica pier party", USA Today, 2007. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec  
  59. ^ Lipworth, Elaine. "Pierce Brosnan: A new licence to thrill", The Independent, 2006-02-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Retrieved on 2007-02-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum  
  60. ^ "Cassandra Harris, Actress, 39", The New York Times, 1991-12-31. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum  
  61. ^ "Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith", HELLO, 2001-08-06. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum  
  62. ^ Metro.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
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  64. ^ Sustainable Style Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-02-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
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  66. ^ Lang, Kirsty. "Bond drops a bomb", The Sunday Times, 1995-12-03. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French  
  67. ^ Brosnan: Activist. piercebrosnan. com (2007-04-17). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Retrieved on 2007-04-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
  68. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (2007-04-11). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Halle Berry, Others Protest Natural Gas Facility. People. Time Inc. . Retrieved on 2007-04-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
  69. ^ The Santa Barbara Independent Cabrillo Port Dies a Santa Barbara Flavored Death
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  71. ^ Homepage. The Official Pierce Brosnan website. PBFC. Retrieved on 2007-02-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum
  72. ^ "Pierce Brosnan to promote Lee breast cancer fund raiser", American City Business Journals, 2006-07-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Retrieved on 2007-02-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne  
  73. ^ "Brosnan, Wife Help School Kids in Hawaii", ABC News, 2007-05-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Retrieved on 2007-06-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the  
  74. ^ "London Live Earth line-up revealed", NME News, 2007-07-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army  
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External links

Pierce Brosnan at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by
Various voice actors		 Video Game James Bond actor
2004		 Succeeded by
Sean Connery
2005—
Preceded by
Michael Angelis		 Narrator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
2008—		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Brad Pitt		 People's Sexiest Man Alive
2001
 Succeeded by
Ben Affleck


Persondata
NAME Brosnan, Pierce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brosnan, Pierce Brendan
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Michael Angelis (b 18 January 1952, Liverpool) is an English Actor. William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Drogheda (ˈdrɒhədə ˈdrɔːdə ( Droichead Átha in Irish, meaning "Bridge of the Ford" is an industrial and port town in County Louth on County Louth (Contae Lú is a County on the East coast of Ireland, on the border with Northern Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
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