Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
biography
A gifted playwright, George has been writing and producing plays at NYC's Irish Arts Center since the late 1980s. He combined his theatrical and journalistic experience—as a magazine fact checker and writer—to co-script "In the Name of the Father" (1993) with director Jim Sheridan. George first collaborated with Sheridan on his 1985 play "The Tunnel", based on his experiences as a prisoner in British jails in Northern Ireland, in which the future filmmaker starred and directed. "In the Name of the Father" earned Sheridan and George an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay—thorough research,
Arrested as a teenager for suspicion of involvement with the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Became involved with the Irish Republican Socialist Party; arrested and sentenced to six years in prison
1978
Released for good behavior
1981
Moved to NYC
1985
Made American stage debut as playwright of "The Tunnel", a drama based on his imprisonment in Belfast; first collaboration with Jim Sheridan who directed and starred
