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Robert C. O'Brien(1918-1973)

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Robert Lesley Conly aka Robert C. O'Brien was an American author best known for his 1975 novel 'Z for Zachariah', a post-apocalyptic story set in the wake of World War III. It follows sixteen-year-old central protagonist Ann Burden, who has survived a nuclear war having found a remote section of valley that is protected from nuclear fallout. The book was published posthumously and won an Edgar Award.

O'Brien is also known for his 1971 novel 'Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH'. His works have been filmed including The Secret of NIMH (1982), Play for Today (1970) segment 'Z for Zachariah' (1984), and The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998).

Z for Zachariah (2011) is in production.
BornJanuary 11, 1918
DiedMarch 5, 1973(55)
BornJanuary 11, 1918
DiedMarch 5, 1973(55)
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Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, and Margot Robbie in Z for Zachariah (2015)
Z for Zachariah
6.0
  • Writer
  • 2015
Wil Wheaton, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, Elizabeth Hartman, and Arthur Malet in The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Secret of NIMH
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1982
Rats of NIMH
  • Writer
    Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, and Margot Robbie in Z for Zachariah (2015)
      Z for Zachariah
      6.0
      • based on the book by
      • 2015
    • Dom DeLuise, Ralph Macchio, Meshach Taylor, and Hynden Walch in The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998)
      The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
      3.4
      Video
      • based upon characters created by
      • 1998
    • Play for Today (1970)
      Play for Today
      7.8
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 1984
    • Wil Wheaton, John Carradine, Dom DeLuise, Derek Jacobi, Hermione Baddeley, Elizabeth Hartman, and Arthur Malet in The Secret of NIMH (1982)
      The Secret of NIMH
      7.5
      • based on the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by
      • 1982
    • Jackanory (1965)
      Jackanory
      7.1
      TV Series
      • book
      • 1973

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    • Treat Williams, Gregory Smith, and Emily VanCamp in Everwood (2002)
      Everwood
      7.5
      TV Series
      • text: "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh"
      • 2004

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    • Born
      • January 11, 1918
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Died
      • March 5, 1973
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA(heart attack)
    • Spouse
      • Sally McCaslin1943 - March 5, 1973 (his death, 4 children)
    • Children
      • Jane Leslie Conly
    • Parents
        Leslie Marsland Conly
    • Other works
      Novel: "Z for Zachariah" (filmed as Z for Zachariah (1984)).

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      Chose O'Brien as a pseudonym because it was his mother's name (his parents were Leslie Marsland Conly and Agnes O'Brien Conly).

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