Dermot Healy was born on July 18, 1947 in Finnea, county Westmeath, Ireland. He was an actor and writer, known for The Guard (2011), I Could Read the Sky (1999) and The Butcher Boy (1997). He was married to Helen. He died on June 29, 2014 in Ballyconnell, Sligo, Ireland.
At the age of 15, he went to London to work in varies of shops and bars.
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When he nearly completed his degree in college, he dropped out and went back to London for the second time at the age of 18. He then worked as a security guard.