Daniel Thomas O’Shea

Background

O’Shea, Daniel Thomas was born on March 25, 1904 in New York City. Son of Daniel and Margaret (Moylan) O’S.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Holy Cross College, 1925. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1930.

Career

Admitted to New York bar, 1930, California bar, 1933. Attorney legal department Radio-Keith-Orpheum-Radio Pictures, New York City, 1930-1931, president, 1955-1979, resident counsel, also assistant secretary Radio-Keith-Orpheum Studios, Inc., Hollywood, 1932-1936. Secretary, Selznick International Pictures, Inc., 1936-1939, vice president, 1939-1940.

Executive vice president David O. Selznick Prodns., Inc., 1940-1942. President Vanguard Films, Inc., 1942-1950. Executive director Selznick Studios, 1942-1950.

Vice president, general executive Columbia Broadcasting System, 1950-1955. President Radio-Keith-Orpheum Radio Pictures, 1955-1979. Director Consolidated Oil & Gas, Inc., General Venture Capital Company Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.

Membership

Member New York, California, Los Angeles bar associations.

Connections

Married Helen Convery, September 4, 1926. Children: Daniel Michael, Richard Michael, Terrence Patrick.

Father:

Daniel O’S.

Mother:

Margaret (Moylan) O’S.

Spouse:

Helen Convery

child:

Daniel Michael O’Shea

child:

Richard Michael O’Shea

child:

Terrence Patrick O’Shea