Eugene O'Brien (born Louis O'Brien; November 14, 1880 â€" April 29,
1966) was an American silent film star and stage actor.O'Brien was
born on November 14, 1880 in Boulder, Colorado.He studied medicine at
the University of Colorado at Boulder but was keener on the stage than
becoming a doctor. O'Brien switched to civil engineering under his
family's guidance, but his heart was still set on becoming an actor.
He moved to New York City and was "discovered" by theatrical
impresario Charles Frohman who signed O'Brien to a three-year contract
and put him in The Builder of Bridges, which opened on Broadway at the
Hudson Theatre on October 26, 1909, after he had appeared on Broadway
in The Rollicking Girl (1905).O'Brien made his name playing opposite
Ethel Barrymore, in a revival of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play
Trelawny of the 'Wells', which opened on New Year's Day, 1911, at the
Empire Theatre.
1966) was an American silent film star and stage actor.O'Brien was
born on November 14, 1880 in Boulder, Colorado.He studied medicine at
the University of Colorado at Boulder but was keener on the stage than
becoming a doctor. O'Brien switched to civil engineering under his
family's guidance, but his heart was still set on becoming an actor.
He moved to New York City and was "discovered" by theatrical
impresario Charles Frohman who signed O'Brien to a three-year contract
and put him in The Builder of Bridges, which opened on Broadway at the
Hudson Theatre on October 26, 1909, after he had appeared on Broadway
in The Rollicking Girl (1905).O'Brien made his name playing opposite
Ethel Barrymore, in a revival of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play
Trelawny of the 'Wells', which opened on New Year's Day, 1911, at the
Empire Theatre.
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