Barry O'Neil

Barry O'Neil
Barry O'Neil
	Portrait of Barry O'Neil 1914
Born	Thomas J. McCarthy; September 24, 1865; New York City, U.S.
Died	March 23, 1918 (aged 52); New York City, U.S.
Occupations	film director; screenwriter;

Barry O'Neil (1865 – 1918) was a film director and writer. His real name was Thomas J. McCarthy.^[1] He directed several Thanhouser films including the production company's first two-reeler,^[2] Romeo and Juliet.^[3] He went on to work for Lubin and then World Film Corporation.^[2]

He was born in New York City.^[4]

O'Neil married actress Nellie Walters. In 1913 O'Neil was elected to The Lambs as a non-resident member.^[5] He died of apoplexy.

In 1910 and 1911 he filmed adaptations of a couple William Shakespeare plays.^[6] In 1915 he filmed a version of McTeague in Death Valley^[7] released as Life's Whirlpool.^[8] William E. Hamilton was an assistant director to O'Neil.^[9]

Filmography

Director

The Evangelist (1916), adapted from the 1907 play^[11]
Bought (1915)
The Great Ruby (1915)
McTeague, also known as Life's Whirlpool (1916)
A Woman's Way (1916)
Husband and Wife (1916)
The Evangelist (1916)
The Unpardonable Sin
The Weakness of Man
The Revolt
Hidden Scar^[2]

Writer

The Third Degree (1913)
The Lion and the Mouse (1914)

McTeague, also known as Life's Whirlpool (1916)

References

^ "O'NEIL, Barry". www.thanhouser.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c https://www.thanhouser.org/TCOCD/Narrative_files/c2s9.htm/ ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Q. David Bowers (1995). "Volume 1: Narrative History -Chapter 3 – 1910: Film Production Begins". Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (October 12, 2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410590 – via Google Books.
^ "O'Neil, Barry | the Lambs, Inc". November 6, 2015.
^ Cochran, Peter (October 16, 2014). Small-Screen Shakespeare. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443869690 – via Google Books.
^ Koszarski, Richard (March 2, 2005). Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004). Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780861969425 – via Google Books.
^ Koszarski, Richard (May 4, 1994). An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520085350 – via Google Books.
^ "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. October 12, 1916 – via Google Books.
^ Burnett, Mark Thornton (October 12, 2011). Edinburgh Companion to Shakespeare and the Arts. ISBN 9780748649341.
^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943.

External links

Barry O'Neil at the American Film Institute Catalog
Barry O'Neil at IMDb

Media related to Barry O'Neil at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "O'NEIL, Barry". www.thanhouser.org.

[nar-2] ttps://www.thanhouser.org/TCOCD/Narrative_files/c2s9.htm/ ^{[dead link‍]}

[begin-3] Q. David Bowers (1995). "Volume 1: Narrative History -Chapter 3 – 1910: Film Production Begins". Thanhouser Films: An Encyclopedia and History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2015.

[4] Vazzana, Eugene Michael (October 12, 2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410590 – via Google Books.

[5] "O'Neil, Barry | the Lambs, Inc". November 6, 2015.

[6] Cochran, Peter (October 16, 2014). Small-Screen Shakespeare. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443869690 – via Google Books.

[7] Koszarski, Richard (March 2, 2005). Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004). Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780861969425 – via Google Books.

[8] Koszarski, Richard (May 4, 1994). An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520085350 – via Google Books.

[9] "The Moving Picture World". World Photographic Publishing Company. October 12, 1916 – via Google Books.

[10] Burnett, Mark Thornton (October 12, 2011). Edinburgh Companion to Shakespeare and the Arts. ISBN 9780748649341.

[11] Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943.

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Barry O'Neil
Portrait of Barry O'Neil 1914
Born	Thomas J. McCarthy (1865-09-24)September 24, 1865 New York City, U.S.
Died	March 23, 1918(1918-03-23) (aged 52) New York City, U.S.
Occupations	film director screenwriter