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George O'Brien

Acting

Born April 18, 1899 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died September 4, 1985

Biography

George O'Brien was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and into the sound film era of the 1930s. He is best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927 Academy Award-winning film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. O'Brien also starred in a number of Westerns in the 1930s and 1940s, including roles in 14 films under director David Howard and 10 with acclaimed filmmaker John Ford.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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