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Frank O'Connor (other)
Frank O'Connor (1903–1966) was an Irish author. Frank O'Connor may also refer to: * Frank O'Connor (director) (1881–1959), American actor, director and screenwriter * Frank O'Connor (basketball), Irish Olympic basketball player * Frank O'Connor (actor, born 1897) (1897–1979), American actor, rancher, and painter, husband of Ayn Rand * Frank D. O'Connor (1909–1992), American politician from New York City * Frank O'Connor (baseball) (1868–1913), American baseball pitcher * Frank Patrick O'Connor (1885–1939), Canadian politician, businessman, and founder of Laura Secord Chocolates * Frank O'Connor (rugby league) (1906–1964), Australian rugby league footballer * SS ''Frank O'Connor'' (1892–1919), a 1919 shipwreck in Lake Michigan * Frank O'Connor (public servant) Francis Alexander O'Connor (13 October 189416 April 1972) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping (1946–1948) and later the Department of Sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor (born Michael Francis O'Donovan; 17 September 1903 – 10 March 1966) was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry (original and translations from Irish), dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on aspects of Irish culture and history, criticism, long and short fiction (novels and short stories), biography, and travel books. He is most widely known for his more than 150 short stories and for his memoirs. The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award was named in his honour, as is the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Fellowship. Early life Raised in Cork, he was the only child of Minnie (née O'Connor) and Michael O'Donovan. He attended Saint Patrick's School on Gardiner's Hill. One teacher, Daniel Corkery, introduced O'Connor's class to the Irish language and poetry and deeply influenced the young pupil. He later attended North Monastery Christian Brothers School. O'Connor's early life was marked by his father's alco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor (director)
Frank O'Connor (died November 22, 1959) was an American character actor and director involved in approximately 300 productions. He was a director of several films; he also penned multiple screenplays. Career In 1920, Frank O'Connor arrived in Hollywood, where he joined the Lasky Players. Henry Miller mentored him. Later, O'Connor was a freelance writer and character actor. After a career as a film director, he attempted to produce his own and, in the words of the ''San Francisco Examiner'', "went broke"; he subsequently worked as an extra. Personal life O'Connor was married to a woman named Susan, and they had three children; he died in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 1959, at 78 years old. Partial filmography Throughout his career, O'Connor was involved in approximately 300 films with various roles, including actor, director, and writer: *''The Unwritten Code'' (1919), as Thompson *'' Everything for Sale'' (1921), director *'' A Virginia Courtship'' (1921), dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor (basketball)
Francis O'Connor (1922 – 29 December 1997) was an Irish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau .... References External links * 1922 births 1997 deaths Irish men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Ireland Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Cahersiveen 20th-century Irish sportsmen {{Ireland-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor (actor, Born 1897)
Charles Francis "Frank" O'Connor (September 22, 1897 – November 7, 1979) was an American actor, painter, and rancher and the husband of novelist Ayn Rand. Frank O'Connor performed in several films, typically as an extra, during the silent and early sound eras. While working on the set of the 1927 film ''The King of Kings (1927 film), The King of Kings'', O'Connor met Rand, and they eventually dated each other steadily. They married in 1929. When O'Connor and Rand moved to California so Rand could work on the The Fountainhead (film), movie adaptation of her novel ''The Fountainhead'', O'Connor purchased and managed a ranch in the San Fernando Valley for several years. In addition to raising numerous flora and fauna on the ranch, he there developed the Lipstick and Halloween hybrids of ''Delphinium'' and ''Gladiolus''. After the couple moved to New York City in 1951, he took up painting and became a member of the Art Students League of New York. He provided the cover art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor (baseball)
Frank Henry O'Connor (September 15, 1868 – December 26, 1913) was an American physician and professional baseball player who played for the 1893 Philadelphia Phillies. Biography O'Connor was born in 1868 in Keeseville, New York. He attended and played baseball for three different colleges—St. Joseph College in Burlington, Vermont; the University of Vermont (UVM), also in Burlington; and Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He also studied in the medical schools at UVM and Dartmouth. O'Connor was 24 years old when he broke into the major leagues on August 3, 1893, with the Philadelphia Phillies as a left-handed pitcher. He played in only three games, with a win–loss record of 0–0 and an earned run average (ERA) of 11.25. He had two hits in two at bats, including a home run, for a rare 1.000 batting average. O'Connor became the second player (and the first pitcher) to hit a home run in their final major-league at bat, the first having been outfielder Buck West in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Patrick O'Connor
Frank Patrick O'Connor (April 9, 1885 – August 21, 1939) was a Canadian politician, businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Laura Secord Chocolates in Canada and Fanny Farmer in the United States. He is the namesake behind O'Connor Drive in Toronto. Early years O'Connor was born in Deseronto, Ontario, the son of Mary Eleanor McKeown and Patrick O'Connor. He quit school at the age of 14 and started working at Canadian General Electric in Peterborough. Around 1910 he opened The Canadian Chicle Co. at 283 George Street (North) in downtown Peterborough, which sold candy and a form of Chiclets under the product name "Elizabeth's Best". O'Connor married Mary Ellen Hayes. With $500 in financing from local partners they moved to Toronto in 1912 and opened a new store at 354 Yonge Street. Laura Secord candy company In 1913, he opened the Laura Secord candy store on (at 354) Yonge Street. In 1919 he expanded across Canada and into the United States, where the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor (rugby League)
Francis Arthur O'Connor (1906-1964) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s and represented his state and country. He was a triple premiership winner with South Sydney. Playing career South Sydney O'Connor was a champion forward who played for South Sydney for ten seasons between 1927 and 1937. O'Connor was a member of the champion Souths teams of the late 1920s and 1930s. He partnered his older brother Alf O'Connor in the winning 1929 Grand Final team, and played in two more winning grand finals - the 1931 Grand Final and the 1932 Grand Final. Representative O'Connor was also a representative player for New South Wales, playing fifteen times for the Blues between 1930 and 1934. He also represented Australia, making his Test debut in the 2nd Test against England in Brisbane in 1932. O'Connor also toured with the 1933-34 Kangaroos Kangaroos are marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Frank O'Connor
SS ''Frank O'Connor'' was a bulk carrier ship that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of North Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, United States in 1919. In 1994 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. History Originally called the ''City of Naples'', the ''Frank O'Connor'' was built in West Bay City, Michigan in 1892. The vessel was renamed in 1916. On September 29, 1919, ''Frank O'Connor'' left Buffalo, New York en route to Milwaukee, Wisconsin carrying 3,000 tons of coal. Three days later, she passed through the Straits of Mackinac and was expected to make port ahead of schedule. On October 3 at 4:00 p.m., a fire broke out in the bow. Roughly an hour later, the ship's steering gear was destroyed by the fire, leaving it drifting in the water about two miles off the coast of Cana Island. The keeper of the Cana Island Light had noticed the burning vessel from land and, along with his assistant, was able to tow the ''O'Connor''s crew on their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor (public Servant)
Francis Alexander O'Connor (13 October 189416 April 1972) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping (1946–1948) and later the Department of Supply (1953–1959). Life and career O'Connor was born in Leongatha, Victoria on 13 October 1894. O'Connor was appointed Secretary of the Department of Supply and Shipping in September 1946. In 1948, when there was a departmental reorganization, his position was reverted to first assistant secretary. He was appointed Secretary again in April 1953, the Department was by then known as the Department of Supply. O'Connor retired from the Australian Public Service The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration, public policy, and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the G ... in 1959. On 16 April 1972, O'Connor died in Fitzroy, Melbourne aged 77. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank O'Connor (Australian Rules Footballer)
Frank O'Connor (6 November 1923 – 13 November 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ... (VFL). O'Connor previously served in the Australian Army during World War II. Notes External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:OConnor, Frank 1923 births 2017 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Melbourne Football Club players Prahran Football Club players People from Newport, Victoria Australian Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Melbourne 20th-century Australian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond O'Connor (footballer)
Francis Raymond O'Connor (28 January 1913 – q4 1980), generally known as Raymond O'Connor but also as Frank O'Connor, was an English footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Mansfield Town and Darlington. He was on the books of Portsmouth without playing League football for them, and also played non-league football for Jarrow and Gillingham. Life and career O'Connor was born in Jarrow, County Durham. After two seasons playing football for his hometown club, he signed for Football League First Division club Portsmouth. He stayed with the club for two seasons, and although he played regularly for their junior teams in the Southern League midweek section and the London Combination, he never appeared in the Football League. Described as "an attacking type of wing half hohas also appeared at inside forward", he signed on a free transfer for Mansfield Town of the Third Division South in 1937. He played regularly for Mansfield's league side in the first h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
