Jean | Adair | Father Kenney's housekeeper. |
Julie | Adams | American actress. |
Rebecca | Adams | Caroline's mother. |
Caroline | Adams Parker | A Boston Brahmin. |
Barbara | Adley Foley | Norah's mother. |
Sister | Agnes | A nun. |
Father | Ahern | A priest. |
Catherine | Aloysius | A nun. |
Father | Alphonse | A priest. |
Howard | Ambrose | One of Abigail's neighbor. |
William | Andrews | British actor. |
Mary | Antin | An author. |
Sarah | Armstrong | Cordelia's college roommate. |
Mr. | Atkinson | Caroline Parker's aquaintance. |
Jeff | Atwater | Norman Prescott's friend. |
Morai | Audley | Norah's grandmother. |
Thomas | Augustine | One of Norah's son. Aka: Tommy. |
Jane | Austen | A novelist. |
Evelyn | Barry | Norah's acquaintance. |
Judith A. | Bellafaire | An author. |
Henry | Bellaman | American author. |
Sister | Bernadette | A nun. |
Sylvia | Bernstein | Rita's neighbor. |
Stanley | Blinstrub | A host at Blinstrub Village Club. |
Ward | Bond | American film actor. |
Betty | Boop | Cartoon character. |
Marlon | Brando | American actor. |
Moira | Brennan | A dance teacher. |
Eleanor | Brewster | Caroline's neighbor. |
Les | Brown | American author. |
Francis R. | Burke | A priest. |
Peggy | Burke | Mary Callanan's acquaintance. |
Don | Callahan | Mary Callanan's son. |
Frances | Callahan | Mary's husband. Aka: Frank. |
Mary | Callaman | Norah's friend. |
Marion Louise | Callanan | Mary's daughter. Aka: Mar. |
Patricia | Callanan | Sheila's twin sister. Aka: Pansy. |
Don | Campbell | Tony's friend. |
Mr. | Campbell | Don's mother. |
Mrs. | Campbell | Don's mother. |
| Campesi | A senior officer. |
Officer | Canavan | A patrolman. |
Juliet | Capulet | Protagonist in Shakespeare's romantic Romeo and Juliet. |
Lorayne Joyce | Carberry | A Southie native. |
Clarence | Carter | American artist. |
Seamus Michael | Casey | A priest. |
Angelo | Cassasa | The community leader . |
Barbara | Catherine | Norah's daughter. Aka: Kay. |
Sister | Cecilia | A nun. |
Steve | Chalpin | A Polish young man. |
Edwin | Chandler | Abigail's husband. |
Jeff | Chandler | American actor. |
Winston | Churchill | Former British Prime Minister. |
Fiona | Clancy | Aidan's wife. |
Percival | Clark | One of Abigail's employees. Aka: Percy. |
Rosemary | Clooney | American singer. |
Elizabeth | Collins | A teenager who played the piano. |
Madeline | Collins | Alexander's wife. |
Mrs. | Connelly | Father Kenney's acquaintance. |
Bill | Connors | Pat's husband. |
Fiona | Connors | Norah's neighbor. |
Mac | Connors | Fiona's oldest son. |
Pat | Connors | Bob and Rita's friend. |
Thomas | Cook | An English businessman. |
Gary | Cooper | American actor. |
John T. | Creagh | A Monsignor. |
Bing | Crosby | American singer. |
Carleton | Cross | One of Abigail's neighbor. |
Alice | Crowley | A grocery store owner. |
Luigi | Cubello | A lieutenant. Aka: Lew. |
James | Curley | A politician from Boston. |
Mrs. | Curran | Norah's neighbor. |
Tony | Curtis | American film actor. |
Richard J. | Cushing | An archbishop. |
Robert | Cutler | American government official. |
Frank | Dailey | A patrolman |
Jean | Dailey | Frank's wife. |
Doris | Day | American actress. |
Mrs. | Day | Norah's neighbor. |
E. M. | Deck | A reverend. |
Mrs. | Delaney | Norah's neighbor. |
Maureen | Dezeel | An author. |
Charles | Dickens | An English writer. |
Ed | Doherty | American football player and coach. |
Judith | Dolan | One of Sister Catherine's students. |
Joe | Dombrowski | One who worked at Boston Housing Authority. |
John | Donnelly | A boy who had a cerebral palsy. Aka: Buddy. |
John Joseph | Donnelly | Mrs. Mac's ex-husband. |
Robert | Donnelly | Johnny King's friend. Aka: Bob. |
Ruth Ann Marie | Donnelly | Rita's daughter. Aka: Ruth Ann. |
Robert | Donnelly Jr. | Rita's son. Aka: Bobby. |
Jimmy | Doyle | An usher. |
Shirley | Doyle | American-born French actress. |
Red | Driscoll | An affable bachelor. |
Abigail Adams | Dubois | Cordelia's friend. Aka: Abby. |
Dolley | Dubois | One of Abigail's sisters. |
Grace | Dubois | One of Abigail's sisters. |
Martha | Dubois | One of Abigail's sisters. |
Mrs. | Dubois | Abigail's mother. |
Eddie | Dugan | A police officer. |
Mary Ellen | Dugan | Rita's classmate. |
Diane | Early | Sister Veronita's student. |
John | Egan | Bob's schoolmate. |
Bob | Emery | College men's ice hockey coach. |
Sister | Estelle | A nun. |
Sister | Eugenia | A nun. |
Dale | Evans | American actress. |
John | Farley | Archbishop of New York. |
Mrs. | Farrell | One of Norah's neighbor. |
Arty | Feeney | Tony's friend. |
Mrs. | Finnerty | A laundress. |
Mr. | Finocchi | Owner of a Deli store. |
Mrs. | Finocchi | Mr. Finnochi's wife. |
John F. | Fitzgerald | Former mayor of Boston. Aka: Honey Fitz. |
Maggie | Flaherty | Norah's sponsor in going to America. |
Mary | Flaherty | Norah's dear friend. |
Mrs. | Flanagan | Norah's neighbor. |
Gerard | Flynn | The landlord. |
Marie | Flynn | Gerald's wife. |
John Patrick | Foley | Norah's father. |
Mary | Foley | Norah's sister. |
Joseph | Frances | Norah's oldest son. Aka: Joe |
Lillian | Gallagher | Norah's acquaintance. |
Ava | Gardner | American actress. |
Isabella | Gardner | Leading American art collector. |
Judy | Garland | American actress. |
Doyle | Garvey | Loretta's husband. |
Loretta | Garvey | Mary Callanan's relative. |
Lou | Gehrig | Baseball first baseman. |
Harold | Geisler | The truck operator. |
Olive | Gilmore | Kay's teacher. |
Arthur | Giuterman | American writer. |
Benny | Goodman | American clarinetist. |
Eugenia | Gorham | Francis' wife. |
Francis Xavier | Gorham | The undertaker. |
Mr. | Gowan | Mrs. Crowley's father. |
Betty | Grable | American actress. |
Mr. | Grant | Owner of the department store. |
Mr. | Green | Rita's acquaintance. |
Mrs. | Green | Mr. Green's wife. |
Bridget | Haggerty | A writer. |
Charles | Harris | American football player. |
Jane | Hayden | Norah's acquaintance. |
Peg | Hennessey | Marie Flynn's widowed mother. |
Patrick | Henry | One of Norah's son. Aka: Pat. |
Audrey | Hepburn | British actress. |
Kathryn | Hepburn | American actress. |
Victor | Herbert | American composer. |
Oliver Wendell | Holmer Sr. | A doctor. |
Oliver | Holmes Sr. | American physician. |
Bob | Hope | English-American stand-up comedian. |
Lena | Horne | American singer. |
Mary Alice | Jennings | Walt's wife. |
Walt | Jennings | A detective. |
Howard | Johnson | American entrepreneur. |
Sister | Josephine | A nun. |
Ed | Kane | A police officer. |
Mrs. | Kane | Ed Kane's wife. |
Morrie | Karp | A businessman. |
Barbara | Keeley | Rita's friend. Aka: Bunny. |
Sally | Keith | A researcher. |
Grace | Kelly | Film actress. |
Rose | Kennedy | Mrs. Collins' friend. |
James D. | Kenney | A priest. |
Francis | Keyes | American author. |
John Joseph | King | Norah's husband. Aka: John. |
Norah | King | A domestic worker. |
Norah V. | King | Norah's second-to-youngest daughter. Aka: Noni. |
Rita M. | King | Norah King's seventh child and youngest girl. |
Rosemary | King | Norah's daughter. Aka: Ro. |
Louis | Kolodynski | Mrs. Nolan's acquaintance. |
Veronica | Lake | American film, stage, and television actor. |
Dorothy | Lamour | American actress. |
Peggy | Lee | American singer. |
George | Leland | Cordelia's closest male friend. |
Abraham | Lincoln | 16th U.S. President. |
Alice | Lochrie | One of Abigail's employees. |
Patrick J. | Loftus | An author. |
Carole | Lombard | American film actress. |
Nola | Lonergan | Mrs. Sweeney's new tenant. |
Catherine | Louise | Rita's daughter. |
Sister | Louise | A nun. |
Maury | Lowenstein | A vendor. |
Sylvia | Lowenstein | Maury's wife. |
Jimmy | MacCarthy | Irish singer. |
Glenn | MacDonough | American writer. |
Mrs. | Maguire | One of Rita's neighbors. |
Jake | Mahoney | An officer. |
Rachel | Maier | A nurse. |
Richard | Malmgren | A dental student. Aka: Rich. |
Judith | Martin | American journalist. Aka:Miss Manners. |
Groucho | Marx | American comedian. |
Timothy | Matthew | One of Norah's son. aka: Timmy. |
Virginia | Mayo | American actress. |
Officer | McCarthy | A police officer. |
Robert | McCloskey | American writer. |
Daniel | McCole | Steve's friend. |
John | McCormick | Irish tenor. |
Michael | McCormick | Mrs. McCormick's husband. |
Mrs. | McCormick | One of the widows. Norah's acquaintance. |
Frank | McCourt | American author. |
Barbara | McDermontt | Ruth Ann's classmate. |
Ethel | McDonough | Robert Donnelly's mother. Aka: Mrs. Mac |
George | McDonough | Soda pharmacist. Aka: George Mac. |
Darren | McGavin | American actor. |
Mychal | McNulty | A priest. |
John | Michael | Norah's son. Aka: Johnny. |
Beth | Miller | David's sister. |
David Aaron | Miller | A medical student. |
Glenn | Miller | American trombonist. |
Michael | Miller | David's oldest brother. |
Samuel Ira | Miller | David'd father. |
Sal | Mineo | American film actor. |
Angelina | Mirabella | One of the patients. |
Mr. | Morris | George Mac's acquaintance. |
William | Morris | A textile designer. |
Louis | Morrow | A bishop. |
Florence | Morton | A long time employee of R. H. Stearns. Aka: Flo. |
Judge | Morton | Mr. Parker's friend. |
Father | Mulcahy | A priest. |
Harriett | Mullins | A waitress. |
| Mulvaney | A Sergeant. |
Blanche | Murphy | A nurse. |
Ethel L. | Murphy | Mrs. Mac's maiden name. |
Irene | Murphy | William Murphy's wife. |
William | Murphy | Bob's mother's only brother. Aka: Bill. |
George | Nader | American actor. |
Mrs. | Nolan | O'Leary's neighbor. |
Evelyn | Noonan | Ralph's wife. |
Father | Norris | A priest. |
William H. | O'Connell | American cardinal. |
Thomas H. | O'Connor | A professor and university historian of Boston College. |
Dan | O'Day | Ginny's husband. |
Edna T. | O'Halloran | A holier-than-thou woman. |
Claire | O'Hara | A musical artist. |
Maureen | O'Hara | American-Irish actress. |
Bridget | O'Leary | A passionate theater artist. |
Addie | O'Meara | James' wife. |
James | O'Meara | A Royal Air Force officer. |
Janet | O'Neil | Ruth Ann's best friend. |
Father | O'Neill | A priest. |
Tip | O'Neill | Former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Moira | O'Toole | A worker at the State House. |
Ginny | O'Day | Rita's neighbor |
| Ockenga | A Pastor. |
Officer | Palma | A police officer. |
Zingy | Palowski | A window cleaner. |
Agatha | Parker | One of Mr. Parker's aunts. |
Cordella A. | Parker | Caroline's daughter. Aka: Cappy. |
Martha | Parker | One of Mr. Parker's aunts. |
Price | Parker ll | Caroline's husband. |
Price Irving | Parker lll | Caroline's son. Aka: Pip. |
Mr. | Pasquali | Vincent's father. |
Vincent | Pasquali | Bobby's friend. |
George L. | Perin | A Reverend. |
Ariel | Petersen | Mildred's sister. |
Ed | Petersen | Ariel's husband. |
Mr. | Petersen | Mrs.Petersen's husband. |
Mrs. | Petersen | Ariel's grandparents' neighbor. |
Jonas | Petrukonis | Norah's doctor. |
Edith | Piaf | A French singer. |
Tyrone | Power | American film actor. |
John E. | Powers | Bob's long-time acquaintance. |
Charlotte | Prescott | Norman Prescott's mother. |
Jeffrey | Prescott | Norman Prescott's father. |
Norman A. | Prescott | Cordelia's crush. |
Charles | Price | Rita's neighbor. |
Anna | Quindlen | American author. |
Dot | Reardon | A waitress. |
Daniel | Regan | A police officer. Aka: Dan. |
Paul | Revere | American silversmith. |
Debbie | Reynolds | American actress. |
Captain | Riley | A police officer. |
Mrs. | Riordan | Marion's dance teacher. |
Lefty | Roach | John Michael's friend. |
Donald | Roche | One of Sister Catherine's students. Aka: Donny |
Roy | Rogers | American singer. |
Roy | Rogers | American singer. |
Mickey | Rooney | American actor. |
Miss | Rooney | A spry elderly woman. |
Mr. | Rosen | One of Rita's neighbors. |
Mrs. | Rosengard | A store owner. |
Doctor | Ross | Rita's doctor. |
Sam | Ruben | Morrie Karp's acquaintance. |
Mrs. | Ryan | One of Norah's neighbor. |
Leverett | Saltonstall | Governor of Massachusetts. Parker's close friends. |
Ralph | Sandowski | Bob's fellow detective. |
Adolph | Schultz | Rita's employer. Aka: Al |
Mr. | Segal | The potato man. |
William | Shakespeare | An English poet. |
William | Shakespeare | English poet. |
James R. | Shannon | American composer. |
Monsignor | Shea | A priest. |
Colin | Sheehan | Regan's friend. |
James | Sheehan | Don's friend. Aka: Jimmy. |
Mrs. | Sheehan | Patsy's mother. |
Patricia Ann | Sheehan | Rosemary's best friend. Aka: Patsy. |
Shirley | Simonson | One of Pip's girl. |
Frank | Sinatra | American singer. |
Stella | Sippi | Flo Morton's mother. |
Kate | Smith | American singer. |
Brawny | Spencer Clark | Abigail's friend. |
John | Steinbeck | American author. |
Bridey | Sullivan | Mary's acquaintance. |
Father | Sullivan | A priest. |
Francis | Sullivan | Owner of Sully's Junkyard. |
Agnes | Sweeney | Owner of an apartment house. |
Harry | Sweeney | Bob's uncle. |
Jack | Sweeney | A priest. |
Maury | Sylvester | Owner of Pride & Joy Deli. |
Elizabeth | Taylor | American-British actress. |
Robert | Taylor | American film actor. |
Charles | Thayers | American diplomat. |
Henry David | Thoreau | An essayist. |
Ofiicer | Tierny | A detective. |
Maurice | Tobin | Irish Catholic mayor. |
Mrs. | Vanderbilt | An American socialite. |
Sister | Veronita | A nun. |
Patricia | Vettel-Becker | An author. |
Pru | Walker | Rebecca's acquaintance. |
Mary E. | Walsh | An author. |
Frederick | Weatherly | An English lawyer. |
Barney | Welansky | A club owner. |
Christine | Whiting | American author. |
Ian | Whittaker | Brirish set decorator and former actor. |
Kate | Wiggin | American author. |
Oscar | Wilde | Irish poet. |
Ted | Williams | American professional baseball player. |
Anthony | Williamson | Rosemary's boyfriend. Aka: Tony. |
Mrs. | Williamson | Tony's mother. |
Father | York | A priest. |
Loretta | Young | American actress. |
Aidan | | Father Kenney's acquaintance. |
Alice | | Amy's older sister. |
Amy | | Norman's cousin. |
Aunt Alice | | Patsy Sheehan's aunt. |
Beatrice | | One of Cordelia's friends. |
Bernice | | A receptionist. |
Blackie | | A dog. |
Blythe | | Eleanor's daughter. |
Candace | | Norah's great-granddaughter. |
Danny | | Ginny's son. |
Denis | | The bartender. |
Dick | | One of Jake's acquaintances. |
Dicky | | Mrs. Mac's son. |
Doris | | Cordelia's friend. |
Edith | | Trudy's friend. |
Edith | | Ariel's friend. |
Eileen | | Mary Callanan's daughter. |
Eileen | | One of Mrs. Mac's acquaintances. |
Esther | | David's mother. |
Frank | | A priest. |
George Jr. | | Mrs. Mac's son. |
Grace | | Catherine's daughter. |
Harry | | One of Jake's acquaintances. |
Hilda | | A housekeeper. |
Ian | | John Joseph's older brother. |
Jane | | Mrs. Mac's daughter. |
Jean | | Mary Callanan's daughter. |
Jonathan | | Eleanor's son. |
Judith | | Norah's acquaintance. |
Kate | | One of Mrs. Mac's
acquaintances. |
Leonard | | Lithuanian manager. |
Lina | | Parker's part-time cook. |
Mike | | Mrs. McCormick's son. |
Mildred | | Walter's cousin. |
Myrna | | Evelyn's acquaintance. |
Paul | | One of Cordelia's friends. |
Peety | | A parakeet. |
Peggy | | Harry's wife. |
Priscilla | | Norman and Patsy's daughter. |
Richard | | Don's brother. |
Rolf | | Hilda's husband. |
Ruth | | A Biblical figure. |
Ruth Ann | | Mrs. Mac's baby girl who passed away. |
Sean | | Robert's best friend. |
Sheila | | Mary Callanan's daughter. |
Sinclair | | Eleanor's husband. |
Stevie | | Kay's son. |
Tom | | One of Jake's acquaintances. |
Trudy | | A waitress. |
Walter | | Bob's uncle. |