Michael Feeney Callan Harris. His biography of Robert Redford ("Robert Redford: The Biography"; Knopf, 2011) was chosen by the "Sunday Times" as one of its recommended Best Books of 2011. In 2013, he published his second volume of poetry, "An Argument for Sin". Callan was born to Michael Callan, an engineer, and Margaret (née Feeney) in Drumcondra, Dublin. After living in London, Callan resettled in Dublin with his wife Ree and their two children. He frequently spends time at Châteauneuf de Grasse, where he paints and sculpts. Callan started writing in his teens, publishing poetry in David Marcus' "New Irish Writing". His first
Paul Callan story, and is now taught in journalism school. As one of the last representatives of old Fleet Street he cuts an unmistakable figure, clad in pinstriped suit and trademark spotted bow tie regardless of geography or climate. In 1991 he moved to the "Daily Express" where he combines feature writing with news colour as well as contributing regularly to the comment pages. Callan is also a familiar face on television, remembered as a contributor to the "What the Papers Say" programme. Callan is also known for his acerbic book reviews despite being described by the critic Clive James as "having