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O'Brien was the author of several volumes of poetry, including ''Breathing'', and an autobiography entitled, ''How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence''.<ref name = "lat">{{cite news |title=Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate' |url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/the-sundance-film-festival-is-famous-for-discovering-fresh-talent-steven-soderbergh-quentin-tarantino-and-carey-mulligan-am.html | first =John | last = Horn | newspaper =[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2012-01-22 |accessdate= 2012-01-29}}</ref> |
O'Brien was the author of several volumes of poetry, including ''Breathing'', and an autobiography entitled, ''How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence''.<ref name = "lat">{{cite news |title=Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate' |url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/01/the-sundance-film-festival-is-famous-for-discovering-fresh-talent-steven-soderbergh-quentin-tarantino-and-carey-mulligan-am.html | first =John | last = Horn | newspaper =[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2012-01-22 |accessdate= 2012-01-29}}</ref> |
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The meeting of O'Brien and his life partner, Susan Fernbach,<ref>{{Citation | title = Cinema review | url = http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=11157}}.</ref> is depicted in ''The Sessions''. [[Helen_Hunt|Helen Hunt]] played the "Sex Surrogate" in that movie, which brought her a nomination for |
The meeting of O'Brien and his life partner, Susan Fernbach,<ref>{{Citation | title = Cinema review | url = http://www.cinemareview.com/production.asp?prodid=11157}}.</ref> is depicted in ''The Sessions''. [[Helen_Hunt|Helen Hunt]] played the "Sex Surrogate" in that movie, which brought her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. |
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Revision as of 20:18, 30 March 2013
Mark O'Brien | |
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| Born | July 31, 1949 |
| Died | July 4, 1999 (aged 49) |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Journalist, Activist |
Mark O'Brien (July 31, 1949 – July 4, 1999) was a 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.
The Sessions was based on his essay, "On Seeing a Sex Surrogate", which appeared in the Sun magazine in 1990. The sex surrogate he befriended was Cheryl Cohen-Greene and they remained friends until his death.[1][2]
Personal life
O'Brien contracted polio in 1955 and spent the rest of his life paralyzed and requiring an iron lung.[3] In the iron lung he attended UC Berkeley, produced his poetry and articles, and became an advocate for disabled people.[3] He co-founded a small publishing house, Lemonade Factory, dedicated to poetry written by people with disabilities.[4]
O'Brien was the author of several volumes of poetry, including Breathing, and an autobiography entitled, How I Became a Human Being: A Disabled Man’s Quest for Independence.[5]
The meeting of O'Brien and his life partner, Susan Fernbach,[6] is depicted in The Sessions. Helen Hunt played the "Sex Surrogate" in that movie, which brought her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
References
- ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (2012-01-28). "Sundance 2012: 'The Surrogate': A story of sex and the single guy with polio makes for a hot crowd-pleaser of a movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ O'Brien, Mark (May 1990). "On Seeing A Sex Surrogate". The Sun Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: Text "issue 174 On Seeing A Sex Surrogate" ignored (help) - ^ a b Smith, Wesley J (December 28, 2012). "Mark O'Brien's Triumph (It Wasn't About Sex)". First Things. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Mark O'Brien, 49, Journalist And Poet in Iron Lung, Is Dead", The New York Times, July 11, 1999.
- ^ Horn, John (2012-01-22). "Sundance 2012: A 65-year-old takes on disability and sex in 'The Surrogate'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ Cinema review.
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