Robert C. O'Brien (writer)
Robert C. O'Brien , actually Robert Leslie Conly (born January 11, 1918 in New York , † March 5, 1973 in Washington, DC ), was an American writer and journalist . He wrote for National Geographic magazine .
Life
He was the third of five children in a family of Irish descent. He was interested in both music and literature, studying music at the Juilliard School for some time before earning a degree in English literature from the University of Rochester . After that he turned to journalism and writing. In 1943 he married Sarah McCaslin, with whom he lived until the end of his life.
The most successful of his books, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH , formed the basis for the cartoon Mrs. Brisby and the Secret of NIMH ( The Secret of NIMH ) and was written in German a. a. also published in the ZEIT edition Fantastic Stories for Young Readers . His daughter Jane Leslie Conly added two follow-up books, Racso and the Rats of NIMH (1986) and RT, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH (1990).
Awards
- 1972 - Newbery Medal for Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- 1978 - in the shortlist for the German Youth Literature Prize : Z for Zacharias
Works
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The Silver Crown. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1968, ISBN 978-0-575-01608-8 .
- English: The secret of the silver crown. Jungbrunnen Verlag Vienna, 1984, ISBN 3-7026-5557-3 .
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Atheneum, 1971, ISBN 978-0-689-20651-1 .
- English: Mrs. Frisby and the rats from NIMH. Carlsen Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-938899-45-8 .
- A Report from Group 17. MacMillen Pub. Co., 1972, ISBN 978-0-689-10445-9 .
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Z for Zachariah. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1974, ISBN 978-0-575-01890-7 .
- German: Z for Zacharias. Benziger Verlag Zurich, 1977; 12th edition Munich 1993 ISBN 3-423-07819-7 .
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 314.
- Peter Nicholls , John Clute : O'Brien, Robert C. In: (dies.): The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated April 12, 2017.
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert C. O'Brien in the catalog of the German National Library
- Robert C. O'Brien in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Robert C. O'Brien in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Works by and about Robert C. O'Brien (writer) at Open Library
- Robert C. O'Brien in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- Gone But Not Forgotten: Robert C. O'Brien ( March 13, 2004 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Robert O'Brien ( Memento from March 20, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), entry in Caribbean Online Resource and Archive (CORAL)
- Robert C. O'Brien (accessed June 12, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | O'Brien, Robert C. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Conly, Robert Leslie (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5th 1973 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |