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Born in New York, New York, O'Brien made his film debut in 1938, and gradually built a career as a highly regarded supporting actor.

He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Barefoot Contessa (1954), and was also nominated for his role in Seven Days in May (1964).

His other notable films include White Heat (1949), The Girl Can't Help It (1956), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Longest Day (1964), and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also appeared extensively in television.

He died in Inglewood, CaliforniaInglewood is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 112,580. It was incorporated on February 8, 1908. History Inglewood dates its history to the construction of the Centin of Alzheimer's Disease.

Edmond O'Brien has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of FameThe Hollywood Walk of Fame is a connected sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, which is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities honored for their contributions to the ente, for his contribution to motion pictures at 1719 Vine Street, and television at 6523 Hollywood Boulevard.