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Edna O'Brien(1930-2024)

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Production Manager
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Edna O'Brien
Edna O'Brien was born on 15 December 1930 in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. She was a writer and actress, known for Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966), Girl with Green Eyes (1964) and The Hard Way (1980). She was married to Ernest Gebler. She died on 27 July 2024 in London, England, UK.
BornDecember 15, 1930
DiedJuly 27, 2024(93)
BornDecember 15, 1930
DiedJuly 27, 2024(93)
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Known for

Cyril Cusack and Sarah Miles in Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966)
Time Lost and Time Remembered
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1966
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
Girl with Green Eyes
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1964
The Hard Way (1980)
The Hard Way
6.4
TV Movie
  • Kathleen Connor
  • 1980
Love (1982)
Love
5.2
  • Writer(segment "Julia")
  • 1982

Credits

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Writer

  • Lara Belmont and Matt Ryan in Wild Decembers (2009)
    Wild Decembers
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 2009
  • The Country Girls (1983)
    The Country Girls
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • novel
    • 1983
  • Love (1982)
    Love
    5.2
    • Writer (segment "Julia")
    • 1982
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • adaptation and story
    • 1981
  • Joe Lynch in Thursday Play Date (1964)
    Thursday Play Date
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 1975
  • Hermione Baddeley and Rosemary Blake in Then and Now (1973)
    Then and Now
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Sie hätten im Sommer kommen sollen
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, and Susannah York in X, Y & Zee (1972)
    X, Y & Zee
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • Lily Broberg and Paul Hagen in Hyggekrogen (1969)
    Hyggekrogen
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1969
  • Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, and Judy Geeson in Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
    Three Into Two Won't Go
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Half Hour Story (1967)
    Half Hour Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1967–1968
  • Cyril Cusack and Sarah Miles in Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966)
    Time Lost and Time Remembered
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • story "A Woman by the Seaside"
    • 1966
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1965
  • Love Story (1963)
    Love Story
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1964–1965
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965

Actress

  • Lara Belmont and Matt Ryan in Wild Decembers (2009)
    Wild Decembers
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Woman in church (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • The Hard Way (1980)
    The Hard Way
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Kathleen Connor
    • 1980

Production Management

  • That's All Right
    5.2
    Short
    • production manager
    • 1989

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • Encyclopedia
  • Born
    • December 15, 1930
    • Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland
  • Died
    • July 27, 2024
    • London, England, UK(long illness)
  • Spouse
    • Ernest Gebler1954 - 1964 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Carlo Gebler
  • Parents
      Michael O'Brien
  • Other works
    Her play, "Virginia," was performed at the Cloud 42 Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Kelly Nespor in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer.
  • Quotes
    On ambition: In dreams begins responsibility.

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