Background
O'Brien, John Harrington was born on August 6, 1908 in Laurium, Michigan, United States. Son of Michael E. and Nellie (Harrington) O'B.
O'Brien, John Harrington was born on August 6, 1908 in Laurium, Michigan, United States. Son of Michael E. and Nellie (Harrington) O'B.
Bachelor of Arts Michigan, 1935.
Reporter, writer Detroit Times, 1929-1935, writer, 1938-1948. Free-lance writer, public relations, 1935-1938. Public relations Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc., 1948-1952.
Executive director campaign for better roads Hearst Newspapers, 1952-1956. Executive editor Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 1957-1959. Associate editor, book critic Detroit News, 1959-1965, managing editor, 1965-1969, associate editor, 1969-1973, editorial page columnist, 1969-1976, Ann Arbor News (Michigan).
Served to Second lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Married Eleanor I. Johnson, November 14, 1936 (deceased 1982). Children: Ellen L. (Mistress David A. Saunders), Anne E. (Mistress Frank J. Carelli, Junior), Kathleen S. (Mistress R. Kent Roeder).