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
Michael Callan He and his dance partner, Grace Genteel, appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and "Chance of a Lifetime". When he was 21, he auditioned for Jerome Robbins for the role of "Riff" in the original Broadway production of "West Side Story" (1957–59). He was seen by talent scout Joyce Selznick, who worked for Columbia Pictures. Columbia was on a "youth talent" drive at the time and signed Callan to a seven-year deal. Columbia Pictures' first role for Callan was in a prestige production, "They Came to Cordura" (1959), starring Gary Cooper. Columbia then considered Callan for a number of projects,