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John O'Hara (II) (1905–1970)

Writer | Actor

Prolific American author of the mid-twentieth century. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, he later used the town, under the fictitious name of Gibbsville, as the setting for many of his novels and short stories. Among his books adapted for films are "From the Terrace," "A Rage to Live," "Ten North Frederick,"... See full bio »

Born:

John Henry O'Hara
in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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1987 Great Performances (TV series)
– Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) (based on a story by)
 
1976-1977 Gibbsville (TV series)
– A Case History (1977) (stories)
– All I've Tried to Be (1977) (stories)
– Chautauqua, Chautauqua, Chautauqua (1977) (stories)
– In the Silence (1977) (stories)
– Manhood (1977) (stories)
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1975 The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (TV movie) (stories The Doctor's Son)
 
1965 A Rage to Live (novel)
 
1965 Doppelspiel (TV movie) (play)
 
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– It's Mental Work (1963) (story)
 
1962 Liebling - Ich muß Dich erschießen (play "Double Cross")
 
1960 BUtterfield 8 (novel "Butterfield 8")
 
1960 From the Terrace (novel)
 
1958 Ten North Frederick (novel)
 
1957 Pal Joey (from the musical play book by)
 
1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free (story)
 
1952-1953 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Appointment in Samarra (1953) (book "Appointment in Samarra")
– The Farmer's Hotel (1952) (novel)
 
1948 On Our Merry Way (story)
 
1942 Moontide (screen play)
 
1940 I Was an Adventuress (screenplay)
 
1940 He Married His Wife (screen play)
 
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1936 The General Died at Dawn
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Novel: "A Rage to Live" (filmed as A Rage to Live) See more »

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Personal Quote:

On the death of his close friend, George Gershwin: "George Gershwin died yesterday, but I don't have to believe it if I don't want to." See more »

Trivia:

Is buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, New Jersey. The epitaph on his gravestone reads, "Better than anyone else, he told the truth about his time, the first half of the twentieth century. He was a professional.". See more »

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