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Charles Francis "Frank" O'Connor (September 22, 1897 – November 7, 1979) was an American actor, painter, and rancher and the husband of novelist Ayn Rand. Frank O'Connor performed in several films, typically as an extra, during the silent and early sound eras until about 1934.
- EARLY ON — Frank O'Connor was born Charles Frances O'Connor in Lorain, Ohio on Sept. 22, 1897. He was eight years Rand's senior. The couple met in 1926 in Hollywood while both were working on the 1927 film, "The King of Kings," directed by Cecil B. deMille.
- HIS DEVOTION — O'Connor gave up his acting ambitions to support Rand's work. He worked, for a time, on a farm in Tarzana, California, where they both lived, to support them while she wrote and began to gain notice as a philosopher of great renown.
- A PAINTER — O'Connor and Rand moved to New York and he began a career as a talented and rising painter. He was a member from 1955 to 1966 of the Art Students League of New York, according to his obituary in the New York Times.
- CREATIVE MUSE — Rand credited O'Connor with being deeply influential in her career. "Every hero was modeled after him,” Rand said of her husband, with whom she was married for 50 years.
Charles Francis "Frank" O'Connor (September 22, 1897 – November 7, 1979) was an American actor, painter, and rancher and the husband of novelist Ayn Rand. Frank O'Connor performed in several films, typically as an extra, during the silent and early sound eras until about 1934.
Charles Francis O'Connor (September 22, 1897 – November 9 1979), called Frank O'Connor, was an American actor and painter. He was the husband of writer Ayn Rand. Biography. O'Connor and Rand met on a movie set, in the years of silent movies. They were appearing as extras.
Actor, Painter. He was an American actor during the silent film era. In 1926, he met his wife Russian-born Ayn Rand, who was an extra in Cecil B. deMille's 1927 film The King of Kings. He had a small part in the film.
- Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
- September 22, 1897
For the actor and director born in the 1880s, see Frank O'Connor (director).
Frank O'Connor. Actor: The King of Kings. Frank O'Connor was married for 50 years to Ayn Rand, whom he met in 1926 on the set of 'Cecil B. deMille''s The King of Kings (1927), where he had a small part and Rand was an extra.
