Eric Segal has a wonderful work with a tragic ending, "Love Story". The best film adaptation of this novel is considered the cult film of the same name with the American actor Ryan O'Neill in the title role, about which the story will go.
Biography of the actor
Ryan O'Neill was born on April 20, 1941, in Los Angeles, California.
The family in which the future actor was born and raised was directly related to cinema. His father was a Hollywood screenwriter, and his mother was a famous actress in the thirties. On the mother's side, Ryan has Irish and Russian ancestors. O'Neill graduated from high school in Los Angeles, receiving a secondary education by US standards. During his studies, he was fond of boxing and even became the owner of the Golden Glove, winning the championship in California.
Ryan spent his youth in Europe. After receiving a military education at a school in Munich, he returned to the United States, where he began his career as a stuntman in Hollywood. It was then that when performing stunt tricks, boxing skills came in handy. Even then, Ryan began to be invited to television to star in films in supporting roles.
Personal life
The actor has been married twice. The first wife was actress Dorothy Joanna Cook, who changed her name to Joanna. For four years of marriage, the couple had two children: son Griffin and daughter Tatum, who in 1973 starred with her father in the film "Paper Moon", based on the novel by Joe David Brown.
For the second time, Ryan remarried the actress - Lee Taylor-Young. O'Neill has two more sons, Patrick and Redmond. Marriages with both actresses did not differ in their duration: he lived with Joanna for four years, and with Lee for six years.
Movie "Love Story"
O'Neill's best role is undoubtedly his role as Oliver Barrett IV in the feature film Love Story, based on the novel of the same name by Eric Segal. This film, like the sensational "Titanic", can be watched dozens of times.
E. Sigal's novel was published in February 1970 and immediately became a bestseller that brought fame to the author. But he gained even more popularity after the successful film adaptation by Arthur Hillier, an American director. The film adaptation took place the same year. The main character Oliver was played by Ryan O'Neill, young and promising, but just beginning his acting skills.
The director of the film, Arthur Hillier, felt the novel so subtly, and the actors who played the main roles lived the lives of their heroes so amazingly that the film flies by in one breath. And the music of Francis Le, which, incidentally, won an Oscar in this film, lends tragedy and romance to the whole story.
The role of Oliver Barrett IV brought O'Neill worldwide fame. The film received five Golden Globe awards, and Ryan himself received the Italian David di Donatello Award for Best Actor.
Seven years later, Eric Segal wrote a sequel to his acclaimed novel, The Oliver Story. O'Neill also starred in the film of the same name.
Creative way
Ryan played in other sensational films. One of his successful roles was the play of the rogue and rogue Moses Pray in the film "Paper Moon".
Many have seen Ryan O'Neill's films, such as Barry Lyndon, Green Ice, Partners, Main Event, Irreconcilable Contradictions, Coming Soon, The Age, Loyalty and many others.
O'Neill brilliantly played the role of Max Brennan in the detective series "Bones" and Rodney Scavo in the eccentric series "Desperate Housewives".
