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Bridget O'Connor (18 January 1961 – 22 September 2010) was a BAFTA-winning author, playwright and screenwriter.
Dec 8, 2021 · Bridget O'Connor died of cancer before the release of the acclaimed spy thriller based on John le Carré's novel. Her husband and co-writer Peter Straughan remembers her contribution to the script and the Oscar nomination.
Jun 23, 2021 · Bridget O’Connor. Photograph: Peter Straughan. Martina Evans. Wed Jun 23 2021 - 06:00. Here Comes John (1993), Bridget O’Connor’s first book of stories, blew in like a high wind in 1993 –...
Bridget O'Connor. Writer: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Bridget was born and raised in Harrow, London. From a large family, she was the second of 5 children. Her parents are Irish, her mother Bridie hails from Limerick and her father Jim is from Cork. As a result, Bridget grew up around Ceilidh bands and dancing.
Feb 14, 2012 · Peter Straughan and Bridget O'Connor turned John Le Carre's classic Cold War novel Tailor Soldier Spy into a Bafta-winning screenplay. Its next mission? The Oscars.
Bridget O'Connor was a British writer of short stories, plays and films. She wrote the screenplay for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which was dedicated to her after her death from cancer in 2010.
Bridget O'Connor was an English playwright and screenwriter with Irish roots who is most notable for co-penning the script for the acclaimed espionage film "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"...
