Bridget O'Connor


About

Birth Place
Harrow, London, England, GB
Born
January 16, 1961
Died
September 22, 2010
Cause of Death
Cancer

Biography

Life Events

1991

Received the 1991 Time Out short story prize

1993

Published the story collection Here Comes John

1996

Was a Northern Arts literary fellow at Newcastle and Durham Universities; met future writing partner and husband Peter Straughan

2006

Feature writing debut, co-writing the screenplay for "Sixty Six" with Straughan; script based on story by Paul Weiland

2007

With Straughan, co-wrote screenplay of "Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution"

2011

Final film credit, feature adaptation of John le Carré's novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"; co-written by Straughan; film released posthumously

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