Jimmy O'Dea

Biography

Jimmy O'Dea was a talented Irish actor and comedian born on April 26, 1899, in Dublin to an ironmonger father and toy shop owner mother. He founded the Kilronan Players amateur acting group at just 18 years old, but faced his parents' disapproval. After completing his education, O'Dea became an optician in Edinburgh before returning to Dublin to establish his own business, which he eventually passed down to his sister Rita.