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Patrick O'Brian(1914-2000)

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Patrick O'Brian was born on 12 December 1914 in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Van Der Valk (1972) and Close Up (1998). He was previously married to Frieda Mary Wicksteed Tolstoy-Miroslavska and Sarah Russ. He died on 2 January 2000 in Dublin, Ireland.
BornDecember 12, 1914
DiedJanuary 2, 2000(85)
BornDecember 12, 1914
DiedJanuary 2, 2000(85)
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    • 1 nomination

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Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2003
Barry Foster in Van Der Valk (1972)
Van Der Valk
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer(as Patrick O'Brien)
Close Up
TV Series
  • Self - Author

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  • Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
    • novels
    • 2003
  • Barry Foster in Van Der Valk (1972)
    Van Der Valk
    • by (as Patrick O'Brien)
    • TV Series
    • 1977

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  • Official sites
    • The Patrick O'Brian Compendium
    • W.W. Norton's Partick O'Brian Home Page (The Aubrey/Maturin Series)
  • Alternative name
    • Patrick O'Brien
  • Born
    • December 12, 1914
    • Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 2, 2000
    • Dublin, Ireland(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Frieda Mary Wicksteed Tolstoy-Miroslavska1945 - 1998 (her death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Blue at the Mizzen"
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    Appointed CBE in 1995.

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