John O'Hara

John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905; April 11, 1970) was an Irish-American writer. He earned a reputation first for short stories and became a best-selling novelist by the age of thirty with Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8. He was particularly known for an unparalleled and shockingly accurate ear for dialogue. O'Hara was a keen observer of social status and class differences, and wrote frequently about the socially ambitious. Quotes I have work to do, and I am afraid not to do it. Forward to The Horse Knows the Way (1964). Quote about O'Hara I tended to read whatever was in the house, which meant that I read a lot of odd stuff. Who was that guy that used to write about men's clubs all the time? John O'Hara. It was Mars for me 1996 interview in Conversations with Octavia Butler John O'Hara was a terrible bore as a young man—always looking for a fight, and making sure he never found one. Oscar Levant, as quoted in "Oscar the Magnificent" by Burt Prelutsky, in The Los Angeles Times (January 26, 1969), p. 468 External links Category:1970 deaths Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Columnists Category:Short story writers from the United States Category:Journalists Category:People from Pennsylvania