John Dennis Patrick O'Brian (August 16, 1914 – November 5, 2000) was an American entertainment journalist best known for his longtime role as a television critic for New York Journal American.[1]
Jack O'Brian
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| Born | John Dennis Patrick O'Brian (1914-08-16)August 16, 1914 |
| Died | November 5, 2000(2000-11-05) (aged 86) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist for Buffalo Courier-Express, Associated Press, New York Journal American, WOR |
A supporter of Senator Joseph McCarthy, O'Brian wrote a series of red-baiting attacks on CBS News and WCBS TV reporter Don Hollenbeck, accusing him of having Communist sympathies. These attacks may have been a major factor in Hollenbeck's eventual suicide in 1954, and are referenced in the 1986 film Murrow and the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck.[2][3]
After the death of Dorothy Kilgallen, his colleague at the Journal American, in November 1965, O'Brian took over her old Voice of Broadway column.[4]
O'Brian was married to Yvonne Johnston, who died in 1996. They were the parents of two daughters, Bridget and Kate O'Brian, who was president of Al Jazeera America.[5]
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