Frederick O'Brien

Frederick O'Brien
Actress Jacqueline Logan, Frederick O'Brien, and director George Melford on the set of the film Ebb Tide (1922)
Actress Jacqueline Logan, Frederick O'Brien, and director George Melford on the set of the film Ebb Tide (1922)
Born(1869-06-16)June 16, 1869
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedJanuary 9, 1932(1932-01-09) (aged 62)
San Francisco, California
Spouse
Gertrude Harriman Frye
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(m. 1897)​
RelativesWilliam J. O'Brien (father)
Rev. Richard A. O'Brien (brother)[1]

Frederick O'Brien (16 June 1869 – 9 January 1932)[2] was an American author, journalist, hobo, peripatetic world traveler, and public administrator. He wrote three best-selling travel books about French Polynesia between 1919 and 1922: White Shadows in the South Seas, Mystic Isles of the South Seas, and Atolls of the Sun. A movie was made in 1928 of White Shadows in the South Seas.

Hanavave, the "Bay of Virgins," on Fatu Hiva. O'Brien crossed the island on foot.
  1. ^ "The Rev. R. A. O'Brien Dies in Philippines". The New York Times. December 6, 1933.
  2. ^ "Frederick O'Brien, Author, Dies at 62", The New York Times, 10 January 1932, accessed 12 Sep 2018