George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 â€" September 4, 1985) was an American
actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of
the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927
film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.Born in San Francisco, California,
George O'Brien was the oldest son of Daniel J. and Margaret L. (née
Donahue) O'Brien; O'Brien's father later became the Chief of Police
for the City of San Francisco. (Dan O'Brien ordered the arrest of
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in September 1921 at the scandalous Labor Day
party held by Arbuckle.) After his retirement from that office, Dan
was the Director of Penology for the State of California.In 1917,
O'Brien enlisted in the United States Navy to fight in World War I,
serving on a submarine chaser. He volunteered to act as a stretcher
bearer for wounded Marines and was decorated for bravery. After the
war, O'Brien became Light Heavyweight boxing champion of the Pacific
Fleet.
actor, popular during the silent film era and into the talkie era of
the 1930s, best known today as the lead actor in F. W. Murnau's 1927
film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans.Born in San Francisco, California,
George O'Brien was the oldest son of Daniel J. and Margaret L. (née
Donahue) O'Brien; O'Brien's father later became the Chief of Police
for the City of San Francisco. (Dan O'Brien ordered the arrest of
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in September 1921 at the scandalous Labor Day
party held by Arbuckle.) After his retirement from that office, Dan
was the Director of Penology for the State of California.In 1917,
O'Brien enlisted in the United States Navy to fight in World War I,
serving on a submarine chaser. He volunteered to act as a stretcher
bearer for wounded Marines and was decorated for bravery. After the
war, O'Brien became Light Heavyweight boxing champion of the Pacific
Fleet.
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