Frank O’Connor

Background

O’Connor, Frank was born in 1903 in Cork, Ireland. Son of Michael John and Mary Theresa (O’Connor) O’Donovan.

Education

Student North Monastery, Cork.

Career

Came to the United States, 1952. Librarian, Ireland, 1925-1938. Director Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1936-1939.

Visiting professor, lecturer Northwestern University, 1952-1953, Harvard, 1952-1954, University of Chicago, 1953.

Author: Dutch Interior, 1940. A Picture Book of Ireland, 1943.

Irish Miles, 1947. The Road to Stratford, 1948.

Towards An Appreciation of Literature, 1948. Traveller’s Samples, 1951.

Stories of Frank O’Connor, 1952. The Mirror in the Roadway, 1956.

Domestic Relations, 1957.

Shakespeare's Progress, 1960. An Only Child, 1960; The Backward Look, 1967. Others. Home: Ferry Point Farm, Annapolis, Maryland.

Office: 597 Fifth Avenue, New York City 10017.

Achievements

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

Connections

Married Evelyn Bowen Speaight, 1939. Married second, Harriet Rich, December 5, 1953.

Father:

Michael John O’Donovan

Mother:

Mary Theresa (O’Connor) O’Donovan

Spouse:

Harriet Rich

Spouse:

Evelyn Bowen Speaight