Liam O'Brien (screenwriter)

Liam O'Brien (born March 7, 1913 in New York City , † March 24, 1996 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter and television producer.

Life

O'Brien began his work as a screenwriter in the early 1950s. He previously completed his academic training at Fordham University and Manhattan College. During World War II he served in the United States Army Signal Corps . He has written several plays, including the template for the film The Honorable Bigamist , with which he was successful on Broadway . O'Brien turned to television in the 1970s, writing and producing on series such as Hawaii Five-Zero and later Miami Vice .

He and Robert Riskin were nominated for a Best Original Story award at the 1952 Academy Awards for the screenplay for Wedding Parade.

For his participation in the television series Police Story - Always on duty , O'Brien was awarded an Emmy in 1976 along with the rest of the production team . In 1985, she received an Emmy nomination for the Miami Vice series

O'Brien died of a heart attack. He was survived by his wife and their child. A son died in 1981. His brother Edmond O'Brien , an Oscar-winning actor, died in 1985.

Filmography (selection)

as a screenwriter

• 1950: The Devil's Pilot (Chain Lightning)
• 1951: The Redhead and the Cowboy
• 1951: Wedding Parade (Here Comes the Groom)
• 1952: Courier to Trieste (Diplomatic Courier)
• 1953: A Song, a Kiss, a Girl (The Stars Are Singing)
• 1954: One shouldn't play with love (Young at Heart)
• 1956: Trapeze (Trapeze)
• 1958: The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
• 1961: A Charming Impostor (The Great Impostor)
• 1961: The devil comes to four (The Devil at 4 O'Clock)

as a producer

• 1975–1977: Police Story - Always on the job (Police Story , TV series)

Web links

• Liam O'Brien in the Internet Movie Database (English)