Cusack, Cyril (1910-1993), actor and playwright. Born in Kenya, son of an Irish member of the police, he was educated at UCD. In 1932 he abandoned law to join the Abbey Theatre. He had a stage triumph as Conn in a revival of The Shaughraun at the Abbey in 1968. Tar Éis an Aifrinn (1942) was his first play. He published poetry: Times Pieces (1970) and Between the Acts (1992).

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