Director

John O'Hara

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 127518

IMDb ID: nm0641274

Known for: Writing

Born: January 13, 1905

Died: April 11, 1970

Age: 65

Place of birth: Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1940 - 1987

Years active: 48

Average TMDB rating: 6.34

Wikidata: Q548345

Also known as

John Henry O'Hara

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Novel (4)Screenplay (3)Story (3)Writer (2)Book (1)

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Biography

John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905 – April 11, 1970) was an American writer. He was one of America's most prolific writers of short stories, credited with helping to invent The New Yorker magazine short story style. He became a best-selling novelist before the age of 30 with Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8. While O'Hara's legacy as a writer is debated, his work was praised by such contemporaries as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his champions rank him highly among the major under-appreciated American writers of the 20th century.

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