John O'Hara
About
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Also Known As
John Henry O'Hara,
Franey Delaney
Birth Place
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Born
January 31, 1905
Died
April 11, 1970
Cause of Death
Heart Attack
Filmography
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Get Outta Town
(1960)
Drunk
The General Died at Dawn
(1936)
Reporter
Too Busy to Work
(1932)
Under sheriff
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
(1928)
An Enemy to Society
(1915)
Alderman McKenna
Appointment in Samarra
(2011)
Source Material
Family & Companions
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Helen Petit
Wife
Married in 1931; divorced in 1933.
Belle Mulford Wylie
Wife
Married from December 3, 1937 until her death in January 1954.
Katherine Barnes Bryan
Wife
Married from January 31, 1955 until his death.
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Get Outta Town
(1960)
Drunk
The General Died at Dawn
(1936)
Reporter
Too Busy to Work
(1932)
Under sheriff
The Fifty-Fifty Girl
(1928)
An Enemy to Society
(1915)
Alderman McKenna
Writer (Feature Film)
Appointment in Samarra
(2011)
Source Material
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
(1975)
From Story ("The Doctor'S Son")
The Best Things in Life Are Free
(1956)
Story
On Our Merry Way
(1948)
[James Stewart--Henry Fonda episode]
Moontide
(1942)
Screenwriter
He Married His Wife
(1940)
Screenwriter
I Was an Adventuress
(1940)
Screenwriter
Writer (Special)
Natica Jackson
(1987)
From Story ("Natica Jackson")
Special Thanks (Special)
Natica Jackson
(1987)
From Story ("Natica Jackson")
Life Events
1924
Began career as a journalist for the Pottsville Journal in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
1934
Published first novel "Appointment at Samarra"
1935
Put under contract as a screenwriter by Paramount (date approximate)
1936
Appeared in the film "The General Died at Dawn" as a reporter
1940
Wrote novel "Pal Joey"
1941
Penned libretto for stage musical version of "Pal Joey" with score by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
1955
Wrote novel "Ten North Frederick"
Videos
Movie Clip
Family
Patrick Henry O'Hara
Father
Physician. Died suddenly when O'Hara was still a teenager.
Katherine Elizabeth O'Hara
Mother
Wylie Delaney O'Hara
Daughter
Mother, Belle Mulford Wylie.
Companions
Helen Petit
Wife
Married in 1931; divorced in 1933.
Belle Mulford Wylie
Wife
Married from December 3, 1937 until her death in January 1954.
Katherine Barnes Bryan
Wife
Married from January 31, 1955 until his death.
