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Patrick O'Brian CBE (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000), born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series. ...
O'Brien was born in 1899 to an Irish-American Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] All four of his grandparents had come from Ireland. The O'Briens were originally from County Cork. His grandfather, Patrick O'Brien, for whom he was named, was an architect who was killed while trying to break up a saloon fight in New York City.
Master and Commander is a nautical historical novel by the English author Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1969 in the US and 1970 in the UK.The book proved to be the start of the 20-novel Aubrey–Maturin series, set largely in the era of the Napoleonic Wars, on which O'Brian continued working until his death in 2000.
In August 2004, O'Brien filed for divorce from Linda, his wife of three decades. They have a son named Sean. [9] In July 2008, O'Brien announced his engagement to his girlfriend of five years, Betsy Hoyt Stephens, [10] a clothing and accessories designer. [9] [11] O'Brien enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles for addiction ...
Patrick O'Bryan (born February 17, 1962) [1] is an American actor known for his appearances in a variety of television shows and films in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as "Spike" in the 1988 cult film 976-EVIL, [2] [3] which also marked the directorial debut of A Nightmare on Elm Street star Robert Englund.
Dr. Thomas O’Brien and his wife Ruth Reardon O’Brien, the parents of late night comedian Conan O’Brien, have died three days apart. Thomas was 95 and Ruth was 92. Thomas was 95 and Ruth was 92.
Dr. Thomas O'Brien died Monday at age 95, and his wife Ruth Reardon O'Brien died at 92 years old on Thursday, according to their obituaries. They were married for 66 years and raised six children.
Conan O’Brien is mourning the loss of both of his parents in less than a week. The former late-night talk show host’s mother, Ruth Reardon O’Brien, died at her Brookline, Massachusetts, home ...