Edward J. O'Brien

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_New_Yorker
The Atlantic Monthly
gptkbp:awards gptkb:O._Henry_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-09-01
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Promoting short fiction
gptkbp:deathDate 1941-06-09
gptkbp:editor The Best American Short Stories series
gptkbp:field Literature
gptkbp:genre Short story
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward J. O'Brien
gptkbp:inception 1915
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Cheever
gptkb:Joyce_Carol_Oates
gptkb:Raymond_Carver
gptkb:Flannery_O'Connor
Kurt Vonnegut
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_James
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Editor of anthologies
gptkbp:notableWork The Best American Short Stories
The Best American Short Stories 1915
The Best American Short Stories 1916
The Best American Short Stories 1917
The Best American Short Stories 1918
The Best American Short Stories 1919
The Best American Short Stories 1920
The Best American Short Stories 1921
The Best American Short Stories 1922
The Best American Short Stories 1923
The Best American Short Stories 1924
The Best American Short Stories 1925
The Best American Short Stories 1926
The Best American Short Stories 1927
The Best American Short Stories 1928
The Best American Short Stories 1929
The Best American Short Stories 1930
The Best American Short Stories 1931
The Best American Short Stories 1932
The Best American Short Stories 1933
The Best American Short Stories 1934
The Best American Short Stories 1935
The Best American Short Stories 1936
The Best American Short Stories 1937
The Best American Short Stories 1938
The Best American Short Stories 1939
The Best American Short Stories 1940
The Best American Short Stories 1941
gptkbp:occupation Writer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_O'Brien