Frank O'Rourke (writer)
Frank O'Rourke (October 16, 1916 – April 27, 1989) was an American writer known for
Born in Denver, Colorado, he attended Kemper Military School. A very talented amateur baseball player, he considered trying out for a professional team, but was called up for service in World War II. By the end of the war he had decided to become a writer; his first novel was E Company (1945), based in part on his wartime experiences. O'Rourke dedicated the book to Max Brand, whom he knew before the war. In the book O'Rourke named a fictional war correspondent Max Hastings after him.[1]
Several of O'Rourke's novels were filmed;
Later in life, O'Rourke turned to writing children's literature. A long-time sufferer of
Notes
- ^ p. 221 Tuska, Jon The Max Brand Companion 1996 Greenwood Publishing
- ^ Obituary: Edith Carlson O"Rourke | Deseret News, July 22, 2007
Sources
References
- O'ROURKE, Frank. Contemporary Authors. 118:361-364. 1986.
External links
- Inventory of the Frank O'Rourke Papers (Accn 1201) at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah
- Frank O'Rourke Photograph Collection
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