Patrick O’Connor was born on March 17, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his B.A. in English at Santa Clara University. After working as a tennis pro in California, O’Connor enrolled at the University of Arkansas’s MFA Program in Creative Writing, graduating in 1993. Following his graduation, O’Connor worked as a screenwriter for a time before becoming a documentary filmmaker. O’Connor later established o’connor / creative, a communications company designed to help advertise non-profit corporations to a wider audience. He currently lives in Pass Christian, Mississippi with his wife, fellow MFA graduate, writer, and retired professor Margaret McMullan.
#1: Still frame from Pryor Center interview with Pat O'Connor; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
#2: Still frame from Pryor Center interview with Pat O'Connor; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
#3: Still frame from Pryor Center interview with Pat O'Connor; Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2011
© Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas
