Background
O'Hare was born in Edinburgh on 4 August 1941.
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James O'Hare
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Jim's family moved to London in 1955 where he attended Hornsby Art School followed by the central college of art where he met his wife, Marian Anderson, the daughter of Donald Clive Anderson and English writer Verily Anderson.
Career
O'Hare began his career in 1964 by designing the sets and costumes for the Victoria Hall theatre in Leatherhead, Surry. He went on to design the costumes and sets for many theatrical productions especially in Dublin, Ireland. In 1961 the Irish Television station RTE started broadcasting and recruited professionals from overseas.
In 1965 O'Hare was offered the position of Production Designer for RTÉ at their Donnybrook Studios. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) (dressing consultant).
