Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty
Born(1911-03-05)5 March 1911
Portaferry, County Down, Ireland
Died7 June 1995(1995-06-07) (aged 84)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
  • novelist
  • manager
  • short-story writer
Years active1947–1964
Spouse
Lena Milligan
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(m. 1942)​
Children2, including Frances Tomelty
FamilyJoe Sumner
(grandson)

Joseph Tomelty (5 March 1911 – 7 June 1995)[1] was an Irish actor, playwright, novelist, short-story writer and theatre manager. He worked in film, television, radio and on the stage,[2] starring in Sam Thompson's 1960 play Over the Bridge.

  1. ^ Damian Smyth (12 June 1995). "OBITUARY:Joseph Tomelty". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ Smyth, Damian (November 2008). "Tomelty Country". Celebrating Strangford Lough. p. 1.