CHARLES O'NEAL, 92, FILM AND TV WRITER.Byline: William Grimes The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Charles O'Neal, a film and television writer and the father of actor Ryan O'Neal, died Sept. 1 at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 92. O'Neal, known as Blackie black·ie n. Offensive Variant of blacky. , was born in Raeford, N.C., and grew up in Atlanta. He briefly attended Georgia Tech before transferring to the University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. , where he studied literature and played on the football team. O'Neal went to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. intent on becoming an actor. Supporting himself as a horse groom, a telephone repairman re·pair·man n. A man whose occupation is making repairs. Noun 1. repairman - a skilled worker whose job is to repair things maintenance man, service man and a bank clerk, he acted in the theater in New York There are many famous theaters in New York, most notably the Broadway theatres in New York City.
After publishing a short story in Esquire in 1940, he turned to screenwriting. He is credited as a co-writer of ``The Seventh Victim'' (1943), ``Cry of the Werewolf'' (1944), ``Montana'' (1950), ``Lassie's Great Adventure'' (1963) and other films. He was the sole screenwriter of ``The Missing Juror'' (1944), ``I Love a Mystery'' (1945) and ``Return of the Badmen'' (1948). He later wrote numerous episodes for television series including ``The Untouchables,'' ``Lassie'' and ``The Californians.'' Collaborating with Abe Burrows and Ralph Blane, he turned his novel ``The Three Wishes of Jamie McRuin'' (1949) into a Broadway musical, ``Three Wishes for Jamie.'' Starring John Raitt and Anne Jeffreys, it ran for 75 performances in 1952. With Victor Trivas, he wrote the novel ``The Thirty-Second Day.'' In addition to his son Ryan, he is survived by his wife, Patricia; another son, Kevin, a screenwriter, also of Beverly Hills; and five grandchildren, including the actors Tatum, Griffin and Patrick O'Neal. |
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