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Noreen

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The photo shows Liam with Irish musician and composer Phil Coulder in November 1995 at the American Irish Fund's Annual Dinner in Los Angeles. Liam and Phil Coulder have been friends and artistic collaborators for many years . Liam lent his voice on several occasions as a narrator for Coulter's music projects. For example , on the album *Lake of Shadow* release in 2001.Their collaboration is particularly well known for the track *The Flight of the Earls* , in which Liam spoke the introductory words. For Liam's and Natasha's wedding, Phil composed an instrumental piece as a personal wedding gift for the couple, titled *Natasha*. After Natasha's death,  Coulder added emotional lyrics about love and loss , and renamed the song *Noreen*. In the added lyrics , Phil uses the words "mo Stóirin" right after "Noreen" , which means something like "my little darling" or " my great love" in Gaelic , and symbolizes dearly misse...

A Late University Graduation

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The photo shows Liam with his mother Catherine "Kitty"  in New York on May 6,2009, when he was awarded an honorary doctorate by his former university, Queen's University Belfast.  After the ceremony, Liam joked that he could now finally tell his mother that he had successfully graduated from university.  Liam enrolled at Queen's University Belfast to study physics,  computer science and theater studies. However , he dropped out a year later , in 1972. In an earlier interview , Liam spoke about the reasons why he had dropped out of university at the time: "I was unhappy with the academic curriculum and the university's structures , and my grades were bad. I realized that the theoretical subjects I had chosen ( physics and computer science) did not correspond to m true interests. I found the subjects difficult and very dry , which is why I failed the exams ", he said in the interview at the time. After dropping out of his studies at Queen's...

He is a living painting

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One of Liamˋs most memorable performances on stage took place between July 16 and 27,2008 ,  at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York City , where he appeared on stage on stage at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at the John Jay College in the play *Eh Joy* written by Samuel Beckett. What this role make unique was that , in the 30-minutes-play -which is an adaptation of a 1960ˋs TV movie - he sits on a bed the entire time and doesnˋt say a single word , while his thoughts swirl around him , voiced by British actress Penelope Wilton. Throughout the play Liam relied solely on his facial expressions to convey emotion , and these expressions were captured by camera from various angles and distances and projected onto a screen for the audience to see. Critics were deeply impressed by his presentation. the New York Times wrote at that time : "Neeson demonstrates the power of facial expression . He is a living painting . Neesonˋs tormented face on the screen is a flesh and blood...

Liam and the Lyric Theatre, in Belfast

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1) In 2004, Liam gave the SAG-AFTRA Foundation an approximately two-hour interview in which he talked about his life and how he became an actor. At one point, Liam spoke about his time at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. The career retrospective interview with Liam was conducted by Todd Amorde. Liam mentioned that his parents placed great importance on education, and that meant:Education, education, education! Todd Amorde asked Liam, " And how did they feel about you kind of drifting away from that and wanting to be an actor?" "They were very, very, very concerned. Very concerned. And I ... my little story of how I changed from being an amateur actor to a professional actor. I was working in my hometown ( Ballymena) as a reprographic assistant in a architects office, you know,  just doing xerox prints of stuff. And I got an audition at the Belfast Lyric Theatre, which is the only then ... the only professional theater in operation in Northern Ireland. And I had ...

He had his own tea

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On Friday, September 18th, Liam and Irish historian Catherine Corless appeared as special guests on the Irish TV show *The Late Late Night Show* to present their film, *The Lost Children of Tuam*. The film, based on a true story, is about the former mother-and-child home run by the Bon Secours Sisters in Tuam, County Galway. The film tells the story of Catherine Corless, who uncovered the atrocities committed at the home through her research. On the show, Catherine said that this story absolutely needed to be told worldwide, and that making this film was crucial. The film tells how Catherine uncovered the background of the events at the Bon Secours Sisters' mother-and-child home, where nearly 800 babies and toddlers died and were buried in unmarked graves or sewage pits, without any official burial records or registers. Catherine Corless fought a lonely battle against the silence of the state and the church, encountering considerable resistance. Catherine is portrayed i...

About Father and Daughter

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When the third *Taken* movie hit cinemas, Liam talked about his friendship with Maggie Grace on an American morning show.  The post I'm writing here today is an excerpt from an interview Liam gave on the ABC Morning Show in 2014. Robin Roberts conducted the interview with Liam. "It's the end." Liam," I think the audiences will make their minds up. They always do." Robin," I  have to say at the the heart of this as always, it's about family. " Liam," Sure." Robin," It's about family and you think that your character that really resonates that you're willing to do whatever it takes to protect them?" Liam," I think we all would actually, you know? Maybe not kill people and stuff like that. That's the fantasy element. But, Yeah, I think that's what audiences related to certainly in the ... In the first two films was this bond certainly between a father and his daughter, you know. And with my guy ...

Across the Bridge of Hope

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The photo shows Liam in 1998 in a recording studio, where he recorded the charity and peace album "Across the Bridge of Hope " alongside numerous other Irish artists. For the album, Liam recorded the peace poem of the same name, which was written by 12-year-old Sean McLaughlin. As well an excerpt from an poem by Séamus Heaney.  The album was recorded to benefit the victims of the Omagh bomber in Northern Ireland on August 15.1998,  in which 29 people were killed and over 300 were injured. Sean was among the 29 who died.  At the time, Liam and Natasha donated £50.000 to the victims of the attack. The money was the amount that the Mirror publisher MGN had to pay the couple after losing a defamation lawsuit in which it had claimed that their marriage was in crisis and that Natasha had filed for divorce behind Liam's back. Which was definitely not true  The text of Sean's poem: Orange and green  Orange and green it does not matter.  Orange and green...

Happy Birthday

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A lot has changed in your life over the past year. A major surgery and your engagement to your true love Natalie, about whom you say; "I see my mother in her; I see my life in her, an reality was simple become so much more beautiful with a ring on her finger. I know that we are meant to be together in this universe. Love conquers all." Another big change awaits you in the coming year, and it will lead you down a wonderful new path.  Happy Birthday, dear Daniel. Wishing you all the best for the next 365 days. 

Lá breithe shona duit, a Liam a chara!

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❤️🇮🇪🍀💚🤍🧡 Actually, it's already a new day... at least in Europe, but in New York it's still June 7th and I'm not too late yet. The congratulations are also available in three languages: Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag Lieber Liam  Happy birthday, dear Liam! Lá breithe shona duit, a Liam a chara! I have a calendar with Irish blessings, and today I will dedicate this one to Liam Neeson: "Guím go mbeidh gach a ndéanann tú beannaithe le heagna inspioráideach." Mo ghrá agus mo ghuí go léir, a Éireannach dílis le croí te agus anam cineálta. Guím go leor blianta sona eile ort le do theaghlach agus, thar aon rud eile, dea-shláinte. Ag seoladh barróg chroíúil chugat. Is iontach an rud é go bhfuil tú anseo. Tá súil agam go mbeimid in ann cupán tae a bheith againn le chéile go luath agus comhrá beag a dhéanamh. Sin mo mhian. 🙏🫶

Stories from the past

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Photo from the 2026 movie *Cold Storage *. It shows Liam as Robert Quinn und Lesley Manville as Trini Romano in the science fiction horror film. That was their second collaboration, after "Ordinary Love" . I hope the two of them will make another movie together.  "Cold Storage" was the first film in which Liam and his mother-in-law Vanessa Redgrave appeared on screen together.  Many little stories that Liam told from his life have crossed my path in recent days and have already found their way onto my Instagram account. These are stories that go way back into his career. I discovered an interview Liam gave to an American Sunday newspaper around 1993, which also revealed some new things about him to me. My series about Liam has grown by six new posts. Now I want to share some of these posts here as well: .... This photo was taken in early August 2010 during a press conference at which Liam officially announced that he would be leav...

Happy Birthday to Heaven

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If you'd like to know what a person plagued by bad luck looks like, I cordially invite you to join me for a coffee or tea. This post was originally finished and ready to go online before midnight. The emphasis is on "originally," because if I hadn't accidentally pressed the wrong key and deleted everything, I wouldn't have to start all over again. Two hours of work wasted. We're not all professionals, after all... Anyway... Today (May 11th) is Natasha's birthday. She would have turned 63 this year. Natasha was born on May 11, 1963, the first daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson. Her acting talent was practically in her blood, as her maternal grandparents were also famous actors. Vanessa Redgrave's parents were actor Michael Redgrave and her mother, Rachel Kempson. Natasha's aunt Lynn Redgrave, as well as her younger sister Joely Richardson and Joely's daughter Daisy Bevan, also pursued acting...

Stories about the Taken movies 🎬

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As they say, after five comes 268. No, of course not. But last week I read a short article about the "Taken" films and found the little bonus stories written for each film very interesting. So this morning I summarized them and posted them as part 268 of my little series "One Photo, One Story" on my Instagram account. I'll also post it here and add some more details in the next few days. More excerpts from interviews and reviews, as well as from Wikipedia, will follow. Liam, the action hero... this genre never particularly interested me, but the individual characters Liam portrayed were always very interesting to me.  Before I continue with my post, a quick heads-up: Liam is one of the last guests to appear on the Stephen Colbert Late Night Show tonight. The show is unfortunately being canceled in a few days, at the insistence of a currently very unpopular person. I'm going to miss it a lot.  Here's today's Instagr...

About a film I've seen countless times and was never aware that Liam was a part of it.

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In 1983, I had just finished my apprenticeship and started working in a factory on the assembly line when the film "Krull," directed by Peter Yates, was released in cinemas. At the time, I was a regular reader of the German film magazine "Cinema" and was made aware of the film in one of its issues. I went to the cinema on the very first weekend and was fascinated by the fantastic special effects. I still remember the giant crystal spider very well.  photo The production was extremely elaborate for its time and far ahead of its time in terms of technology. The budget was between 27 and 30 million US dollars, and filming took place on over 20 massive sets at Pinewood Studios.   The story takes place on the planet Krull, which is under attack by the alien species known as the Slayers and their leader, the Beast. To avert a greater threat, two former warring kingdoms unite and arrange the marriage of Prince Colwyn (played by Ken Marshall) and Pri...