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In 1981, Sheridan emigrated to Canada, but eventually settled in the Hell's Kitchen section of New York City in the United States. He enrolled in NYU 's Tisch School of the Arts and became the artistic director of the Irish Arts Center.
Jim Sheridan lived in NYC with his wife and children from 1981-1989, before moving back to Ireland to film My Left Foot (1989).
- February 6, 1949
Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1949, He is a father of 4 daughters, father of Clodagh Cherie Sheridan , Sheridan moved to America in 1982, meeting a man who invited him to run the Irish Arts Center. He found a place to live in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, and was low on finances at first.
Jim Sheridan. Producer: In America. Following a distinguished career in the theatre between the 1960s and the 1980s, Jim Sheridan wrote and directed his first critically acclaimed feature My Left Foot in 1989. The film was nominated for two European Film Awards.
- January 1, 1
- 1.70 m
- Dublin, Ireland
Dec 23, 2003 · Sheridan and his own family lived in the Big Apple for eight years in the ’80s, and many of the stories in the movie actually happened to him (spending too much money trying to win a doll for...
- Indiewire
May 29, 2018 · Sheridan, Jim 1949– PERSONAL: Born February 6, 1949, in Dublin Ireland; married, 1972; children: Naomi, Kirsten. Education: University College, Dublin, received degree; attended New York University film school. ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Newmarket Press, 18 East 48th St., New York, NY 10017. CAREER: Screenwriter, director, and producer.
Feb 18, 2004 · Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan is where most of Jim Sheridan's new film, "In America," takes place. It is the story of a family of newly arrived Irish immigrants who take up residence in a...
