Mark O'Brien (poet)
(1949-1999)
American poet
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Mark O'Brien (July 31, 1949 – July 4, 1999) was an American journalist, poet, and advocate for the disabled. He has been the subject of two films: Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien, which won an Academy Award in 1997, and The Sessions in which he was portrayed by John Hawkes, a film that won the audience award in the U.S. Dramatic category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.
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31 July 1949 Boston, Massachusetts
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| Died |
4 July 1999 (aged 49)
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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