Giuseppe conlon biography
- Gerard Patrick Conlon (1 March 1954 – 21 June 2014) was a Northern Irish man known for being one of the Guildford Four who spent 15 years in prison after.
- Giuseppe Conlon is the secondary protagonist of the film In the Name of the Father.
- In the Name of the Son is a visceral, candid, and intimate account of Gerry Conlon's extraordinary life following his wrongful imprisonment.
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Do-Gooder
Alias(es)
Origin
In the Name of the Father
Occupation
Teacher (formerly)
Powers / Skills
Disciplining
Reasoning
Hobby
Setting his son on the right path.
Goals
Clear Gerry's and his own name. (ongoing, partially succeeded posthumously)
Family
Sarah Conlon (wife)
Bridie Conlon (daughter)
Ann Conlon (daughter)
Anne Maguire (sister-in-law)
Patrick Maguire (brother-in-law)
Patrick Maguire Jr. (nephew-in-law)
Vincent Maguire (nephew-in-law)
Enemies
Type of Hero
Falsely Accused Justice Seeker
| “ | My name's Giuseppe Conlon, I'm an innocent man, so is my son. We shouldn't even be here. | „ |
| ~ Giuseppe Conlon |
Giuseppe Conlon is the secondary protagonist of the film In the Name of the Father. He is the father of Gerry Conlon, who are both convicted of conspiring to bomb the Guildford pub, and spends time in prison fighting to get out.
He is portrayed by the late Pete Postlethwaite, who also played Roland
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In the Name of the Father: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four
Muy bueno. Pienso que como autobiografía cumple más que como crónica de un suceso. Desde que comienza a cumplir condena y empieza el relato de su paso por las diferentes prisiones, me decepcionó un poco. Esperaba otra cosa, no sé, quizás un poco más de profundidad en su relación adentro con los reos y los guardias; hay que considerar que estuvo 15 años encerrado, pero leyendo no se sintieron así de largos. Así que creo que esa es la razón principal por la que no logró conmoverme ni encantarme del todo.
Sin embargo, por otro lado, me gusta mucho la honestidad que la rodea. Se nota que Gerry Conlon no es escritor, porque no centra demasiado sus esfuerzos en detallar ni hacer descripciones para crear escenarios, sino que narra todo de acuerdo a lo que él considera importante y en especial, denunciable. En ese sentido,
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Gerry Conlon
Irishman wrongly convicted of terrorism
Gerard Patrick Conlon (1 March 1954 – 21 June 2014) was a Northern Irish man known for being one of the Guildford Four who spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of being a Provisional IRA bomber.
Biography
Gerard Conlon was born in Belfast and grew up at 7 Peel Street on the corner of Mary Street in the impoverished but close-knit community of the Lower Falls Road.[3] He described his childhood as happy. His father was Giuseppe Conlon, a factory worker, and his mother was Sarah Conlon, a hospital cleaner.[4]
In 1974, at age 20, Conlon went to England to seek work and to escape the everyday violence he was encountering on the streets of Belfast. He was living with a group of squatters in London when he was arrested for the Guildford pub bombings, which occurred on 5 October the same year.[5]
Conlon, along with fellow Irishmen Paul Michael Hill and Paddy Armstrong and Englishwoman Carole Richardson, known as the Guildford Four,[6] were convicted on 22 Octo
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