Creighton Hale was born Patrick Fitzgerald in Cork in 1882.   He acheived US fame for his role in “Inian Summer” on Broadway.   In 1914 he made his film debut in the silent “The Exploits of Elaine”.   He starred opposite Lillian Gish in “Way Down East” in 1920 and “Orphans of the Storm” with Lillian and her sister Dorothy.   His career survived the coming of sound and he was featured in films such as “The Maltese Falcon” in 1941 and “Casablanca”.   He died in 1965.