Jim Sheridan (born February 6, 1949) is a film director who was born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. In 1989 he directed My Left Foot, which became a critical and commercial success and won Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker Academy Awards. He followed that with The Field (with Richard Harris) in 1990; then with In the Name of the Father in 1993, a fictionalized re-telling of the case of the Guildford Four. The Boxer (with Daniel Day-Lewis) was nominated for a Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997. In 2003, he released the well-acted, semi-autobiographical In America to generally good reviews, and which earned Djimon Hounsou an Academy Award nomination. He is currently producing Get Rich or Die Tryin', a film starring rap star 50 Cent. He is married and has three daughters - Naomi, Kirstin and Tess. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a world-wide community of religious brothers of the Catholic church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. ... DVD cover of My Left Foot My Left Foot, by Christy Brown, is a 1989 autobiographical film which tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who can only move his left foot. ... Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born April 29, 1957) is an English/Irish actor. ... Brenda Fricker (born February 17, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. ... The Field is a 1990 film which tells the story of a tenant farmer who attempts to outbid an American developer for the parcel of land that his family has farmed for generations. ... There are more than one Richard Harris: Richard Harris (actor) Richard Harris (correspondent) Richard Harris (prospector) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In the Name of the Father is a 1993 film directed by Jim Sheridan which tells the story of a man, falsely convicted of the Provisional IRAs Guildford pub bombing, who tries to prevent his father from being involved in the accusation. ... The Guildford Four were Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Patrick (Paddy) Armstrong and Carole Richardson, who were wrongly convicted in the United Kingdom in October 1975 for the Provisional IRAs Guildford pub bombing which killed five and injured sixty five people. ... The Boxer is a 1997 film by Irish director Jim Sheridan. ... Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born April 29, 1957) is an English/Irish actor. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Movie poster for In America In America is a 2002 film written by Jim Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten. ... Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born on April 24, 1960) is an African actor, dancer and fashion model who was born in Cotonou, Benin. ... Get Rich or Die Tryin is a movie starring Curtis 50 Cent Jackson as Marcus, a drug dealer aspiring to be a rapper. ... Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known commonly as 50 Cent, is a popular African-American rapper who rose to fame following the success of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre. ...

External links

• Jim Sheridan at the Internet Movie Database