For some viewers and critics the film is a powerful evocation of romantic Ireland and the search for home. This book contains new and original information and photographs about the film The Quiet Man.
 
Des MacHale has found a range of unexpected new information about the film. The book opens with the letters of John Ford’s secretary, Meta Sterne, giving authentic information and commentary about what went on behind the scenes on location in Ireland. There were many rumours of a sequel to The Quiet Man but they never came off. However, a belated sequel Only the Lonely starring Maureen O’Hara was produced in 1991 and it is described and analysed. The emergence of the screenplay of The Quiet Man is a long and complicated saga. The book examines the initial rejected screenplay by the Welsh novelist Richard Llewellyn which contained much of the inspiration for the final cut of the movie. The memoirs of Maureen Coyne—Cashman, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, are published here for the first time. She is one of the few surviving bit players and she describes her experiences on set with Wayne, O’Hara, and Ford. The last outstanding bit player with a speaking part and his film career is identified. Intensive research over the last 15 years has failed to uncover this character until now. The real-life incidents on which the ecumenical scenes in the film are based are discussed.
 
The final part of the book covers more recent events including the Quiet Man conference held in Galway in 2004 and the opening of Pat Cohan’s bar in 2008 which featured in the film as a real bar.
 
The book will also contain dozens of previously unseen stills from the movie and many unseen photographs of locations and personalities.
 
Des MacHale teaches at University College Cork and is Chairman of the Quiet Man Movie Fan Club. He is author of The Complete Guide to the Quiet Man (Appletree Press 2000) and Picture the Quiet Man (Appletree Press 2004).He was born and grew up in County Mayo just a few miles from where The Quiet Man was filmed.

Further information about the book is available on http://www.corkuniversitypress.com

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