Daniel Cassidy

Daniel Cassidy

Daniel Cassidy (1943 Brooklyn - October 11, 2008) was an American writer, filmmaker and academic.[1]

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Life

He was the son of a Navy chief petty officer. He graduated from New York Military Academy on a full scholarship, and from Cornell University.

He worked for the New York Times as a news assistant. He was a professional musician, starting as a reed player, and cutting an album as a singer and composer. He played Carnegie Hall, the Civic Auditorium, and the Tonight Show - performing with comedian George Carlin,[2] Kenny Rankin, and Lilly Tomlin.

He married Clare McIntyre, in 1983. In 1995, he founded and co-directed the Irish Studies program at New College of California.[citation needed]

His work appeared in the New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle,[3] the New York Observer and the Atlantic Monthly.

He died of pancreatic cancer at his home in San Francisco.[4]

Awards

Works

Books

  • How the Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads. CounterPunch Books and AK Press. July 2007. ISBN 9781904859604. 

Documentary Films

  • "Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs" nominated in 1996 for an Emmy Award.
  • "Uncensored Voices,"

Reviews

Cassidy’s book is one of those eureka moments that leap beyond the ordinary to give us a new understanding of the subject at hand.[5]

References

External links


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