Background

O’Connor, Edwin was born on July 29, 1918 in Providence. Son of John Vincent and Mary (Greene) O’C.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Notre Dame, 1939.

Career

Radio broadcaster, Providence, Hartford, Buffalo and West Palm Beach, 1940-1942. Writer, producer radio station WNAC, Boston, 1945-1946. Free lance writer, 1946-1968.

Author short stories, articles public Life, Yale Review, Atlantic Monthly.

Achievements

• Edwin O’Connor has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945.

Connections

Married to Veniette Weil, August, 1962.

Father:

John Vincent O’C.

Mother:

Mary (Greene) O’C.

Spouse:

to Veniette Weil