O'Hara, Frank Hurburt, 1888-
Variant namesFrank Hurburt O'Hara was born in 1888, Berrien Springs, Michigan to Thomas O'Hara and Mary Barratt O'Hara. He graduated from Chaffee-Noble School of Detroit in 1909, and completed post-graduate work there in 1911. O'Hara received a Ph.B. from the University of Chicago in 1915. He was also awarded an L.L.D. by Shorter College in 1962.
O'Hara became an instructor at the University of Chicago in 1917, and associate professor in 1924. He also served as Director of Undergraduate Activities (1924-1927) and Director of Drama (1927-1938). O'Hara retired from the University of Chicago in 1953.
O'Hara has written multiple books, including The University of Chicago: An Official Guide (1928), Today in American Drama (1939), as well as, A Handbook of Drama (1938), and Invitation to the Theatre (1951)-both with Margueritte Harmon Bro.
Frank Hurburt O'Hara died in Phoenix, Arizona on October 8, 1965.
From the guide to the O'Hara, Frank Hurburt. Papers, 1923-1938, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)
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