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George O'Neil(1898-1940)

  • Writer
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George O'Neil was born on 13 September 1898 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Only Yesterday (1933), Magnificent Obsession (1935) and Yellow Dust (1936). He died on 23 May 1940 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 13, 1898
DiedMay 23, 1940(41)
BornSeptember 13, 1898
DiedMay 23, 1940(41)
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Known for

Billie Burke, John Boles, Jimmy Butler, Edna May Oliver, and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
Only Yesterday
7.2
  • Writer(as George O'Neill)
  • 1933
Robert Taylor, Irene Dunne, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, and Ralph Morgan in Magnificent Obsession (1935)
Magnificent Obsession
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1935
Andy Clyde, Richard Dix, Wallace Fox, Leila Hyams, Moroni Olsen, Jessie Ralph, and Onslow Stevens in Yellow Dust (1936)
Yellow Dust
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1936
Randolph Scott, Irene Dunne, and Dorothy Lamour in High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
High, Wide and Handsome
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • additional screenplay
    • 1957
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    7.3
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard in Intermezzo (1939)
    Intermezzo
    6.6
    • screen play
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott, Irene Dunne, and Dorothy Lamour in High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
    High, Wide and Handsome
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1937
  • Tom Brown, Frances Drake, and Guy Standing in I'd Give My Life (1936)
    I'd Give My Life
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Edward Arnold in Sutter's Gold (1936)
    Sutter's Gold
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Andy Clyde, Richard Dix, Wallace Fox, Leila Hyams, Moroni Olsen, Jessie Ralph, and Onslow Stevens in Yellow Dust (1936)
    Yellow Dust
    5.7
    • suggested by the play "Mother Lode" by
    • 1936
  • Robert Taylor, Irene Dunne, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, and Ralph Morgan in Magnificent Obsession (1935)
    Magnificent Obsession
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Claude Rains in The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
    6.7
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Edward Everett Horton and Genevieve Tobin in Uncertain Lady (1934)
    Uncertain Lady
    • screenwriter
    • 1934
  • Gloria Stuart, John Boles, Morgan Farley, and Ruth Hall in Beloved (1934)
    Beloved
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Billie Burke, John Boles, Jimmy Butler, Edna May Oliver, and Margaret Sullavan in Only Yesterday (1933)
    Only Yesterday
    7.2
    • screenplay (as George O'Neill)
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • George O'Neill
  • Born
    • September 13, 1898
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • May 23, 1940
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(cerebral hemorrhage)
  • Parents
      Henry O'Neil Jr.
  • Relatives
      Henry O'Neil III(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Poetry Book: "The Cobbler in Willow Street and Other Poems".
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    • 2 Articles

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