$700
SWISS ARMY "Original Series 2000". Donated by Liam Neeson Notes Liam Neeson Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson has become one of the leading international motion picture figures of our time. The Irish-born actor, who originally sought a career as a teacher, attending Queen's College, Belfast, and majoring in Physics, Computer Sciences, Math and Drama, set teaching aside in 1976 and joined the prestigious Lyric Players Theatre in Belfast, which has been called "the best training any actor could have " . He made his professional acting debut with the Lyric Players in Joseph Plunkett 's "The Risen People" . He then joined the famed repertory company of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, appearing in their Festival ' s production of Brian Friel's "Translations " as well as in a production of Sean O'Casey 's "The Plough and the Stars " for the Royal Exchange Theatre where he received the Best Actor Award. hi 1980, John Boorman spotted him playing Lennie in John Steinback 's "Of Mice and Men" and cast him in his epic saga of the Arthurian legend "Excalibur ". Since then Neeson has appeared in over 20 films demonstrating a wide range of characters, including Dino De Laurentis ' epic remake of "The Bounty"; the critically acclaimed "Lamb" for which he received an Evening Standard Drama Award nomination; Andrei Konchalovsky 's "Duet for One"; "A Prayer for the Dying" in which he acted with Mickey Rourke and Bob Hoskins; and Roland Joffe ' s "The Mission Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-02-24
