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  1. Bridget O'Connor (18 January 1961 – 22 September 2010) was a BAFTA-winning author, playwright and screenwriter. Early life and education [ edit ] O'Connor was born in Harrow , north-west London , the second of five children.

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  2. Oct 18, 2010 · Bridget O'Connor, who has died aged 49 of cancer, was the author of the prizewinning play The Flags, as well as collections of short stories, and several plays, for both radio and theatre.

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  3. Dec 8, 2021 · The late screenwriter and co-writer of the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bridget O'Connor, was nominated for an Oscar with her husband Peter Straughan. She died of cancer in 2012, but her influence on the film's script and style is still felt. The article explores how she shaped the film's story, characters and themes, and how it changed Straughan's life.

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  5. 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. She attended Catholic schools and went on to graduate with a degree in English from ...

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  6. Feb 20, 2024 · It’s a selection of the work of Bridget O’Connor, who published two collections of short fiction in the 1990s and won a posthumous Bafta for her adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy shortly ...

  7. Jun 23, 2021 · Here Comes John (1993), Bridget O’Connor’s first book of stories, blew in like a high wind in 1993 – smart, stylish, very funny, even a little cruel sometimes, giving it more than a whiff of ...

  8. Bridget O'Connor was an English screenwriter and playwright who co-wrote the acclaimed espionage film "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" with her husband, Peter Straughan. She died of cancer before the film's release, and Straughan accepted awards for both of them.

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