With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Mary O'Hara
Theatre/Dance/Film, Fiction, Journalism/Non-Fiction
1885 – 1980
- Biography/Description of Work
Author O’Hara was a silent film screenwriter who adapted Anthony Hope’s novel “The Prisoner of Zenda “in 1922. Having lived in Wyoming with her second husband, she then wrote ranch stories, most famously “My Friend Flicka” in 1941. After her second divorce in 1947, she moved to Monroe until 1968. In Connecticut, she wrote two more novels, two autobiographical works, and a folk musical entitled “The Catch Colt” performed in 1961.
- Sources view
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_O'Hara_(author), http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl166.htm, Mary O'Hara Obituary - New York Times - 1980-10-16, http://www.monroehistoricsociety.org/herstory.html
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