Edna O'Brien

Writing

Edna O'Brien

Born December 15, 1930 · Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland

Died July 27, 2024 · aged 93

Edna O'Brien was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and writer for film and television.

Known For

The RugThe Rug · 1985
The Rug
1985
MovieAnimation
A story of loss told through a daughter looking back on her mother’s life in rural Ireland who receives a package one day from the postman.
Girl with Green EyesGirl with Green Eyes · 1964
Girl with Green Eyes
6.71964
MovieDramaRomance
A naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author twice her age.
Mother IrelandMother Ireland · 1976
Mother Ireland
1976
MovieDocumentary
Edna O’Brien is interviewed by Russell Harty about her writing and her relationship with Ireland, as explored in her latest non-fiction book Mother Ireland.
Mrs. ReinhardtMrs. Reinhardt · 1981
Mrs. Reinhardt
7.01981
MovieDrama
An Englishwoman seeking to escape her marriage arrives at a French hotel.
Zee and Co.Zee and Co. · 1972
Zee and Co.
5.71972
MovieDrama
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
LoveLove · 1982
Love
4.91982
MovieDrama
A unique anthology of six short vignettes on the subject of love, all of them written, directed and produced by women.
3 Into 2 Won't Go3 Into 2 Won't Go · 1969
3 Into 2 Won't Go
5.01969
MovieDrama
Steve Howard, a British sales executive living in Manchester, England, begins an affair with a young hitchhiker, Elle Patterson, to emotionally get away from his marriage to his wife Francis. But when Elle moves into a room in Steve and Francis's house, he must keep the true nature of his relationship with Elle under wraps at all costs.
I Was Happy HereI Was Happy Here · 1966
I Was Happy Here
6.41966
MovieDrama
Cass followed the bright lights to London and was quickly disillusioned. She met and married Doctor Langdon, but soon realised she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and to her first love, Colin.

Filmography

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OmnibusOmnibus · 1967
Omnibus
7.21967
SeriesDocumentary
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.