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Frank O'Connor (actor, born 1897)

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Charles Francis "Frank" O'Connor (September 22, 1897 – November 7, 1979) was an American actor, painter, and rancher and the husband of novelist Ayn Rand. Frank O'Connor performed in several films, typically as an extra, during the silent and early sound eras. While working on the set of the 1927 film The King of Kings, O'Connor met Rand, and they eventually dated each other steadily. They married in 1929. When O'Connor and Rand moved to California so Rand could work on the movie adaptation of her novel The Fountainhead, O'Connor purchased and managed a ranch in the San Fernando Valley for several years. In addition to raising numerous flora and fauna on the ranch, he there developed the Lipstick and Halloween hybrids of Delphinium and Gladiolus.

Frank O'Connor (actor, born 1897) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American actor, rancher, painter, and husband of Ayn Rand (1897–1979) For the actor and director born in the 1880s, see Frank O'Connor (director) . {{Harvtxt|Britting|2004|pp=38–39, 132}}</ref>"},"birth_name":{"wt":"Charles Francis O'Connor"},"birth_date":{"wt":"{{Birth date|1897|09|22}}"},"birth_place":{"wt":"[[Lorain, Ohio]], U.S."},"death_date":{"wt":"{{Death date and age|1979|11|09|1897|09|22}}"},"death_place":{"wt":"New York City, U.S."},"burial_place":{"wt":"[[Kensico Cemetery]], [[Valhall

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