Jack O'Brian

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Jack O'Brian
Born
John Dennis Patrick O'Brian

(1914-08-16)August 16, 1914
DiedNovember 5, 2000(2000-11-05) (aged 86)
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationJournalist for Buffalo Courier-Express, Associated Press, New York Journal American, WOR

John Dennis Patrick O'Brian (August 16, 1914 – November 5, 2000) was an entertainment journalist best known for his longtime role as a television critic for New York Journal American.[citation needed]

Career

After the death of Dorothy Kilgallen, his colleague at the Journal American, in November 1965, O'Brian took over her old Voice of Broadway column.[1]

Personal and death

O'Brian was married to Yvonne Johnston, who died in 1996. They were the parents of two daughters, Bridget and Kate O'Brian, who was president of Al Jazeera America.[2]

References

  1. ^ Obituary in The New York Times, November 8, 2000; however, the article mistakenly cited 1967 as the year he assumed stewardship of the column.
  2. ^ "It's Summertime". New York Social Diary. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2017-07-22.

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