Edwin O'Connor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edwin O'Connor

American journalist and fiction writer

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1918

Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1968

Profession: screenwriter, writer, journalist, radio personality, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Edwin O'Connor (July 29, 1918 – March 23, 1968) was an American journalist, novelist, and radio commentator.
He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961).
His ancestry was Irish, and his novels concerned the Irish-American experience and often dealt with the lives of politicians and priests.