Erin O'Brien
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Personal Life and Family
Erin O'Brien married fellow singer Jimmy Fitzgerald at Paso Robles, California, when she was 17 and he was 21. The couple had three children together, including a son named James Patrick born in Los Angeles. O'Brien temporarily retired from singing to focus on family life during this period.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 17 Jan, 1934
- Age
- 86 yrs
- Occupations
- Actor
Television actor
Film actor
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- Citizenship
- United States of America
- Birth Place
- Los Angeles
- Gender
- Female
- Description
- American actress
- Net Worth 2021
- 3 million
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O'Brien later filed for divorce from Fitzgerald, citing cruelty and requesting child support for their children. In 1962, she met Kanaan Awni, a graduate petroleum engineer. The two married in 1963 when she was 27 and he was 33. Together, they had two children, bringing her total to five.
Later Years and Legacy
Although she stepped back from the public eye, O'Brien's impact on mid-century American entertainment endured. Her career is documented in sources such as the "Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen" biography. Despite sharing a name with another actress, Erin O'Brien-Moore, she maintained her professional identity during her career.
O'Brien once shared that being away from her children was one of the most difficult aspects of her career, relying on her mother to help raise them during periods of travel. While her exact net worth is not publicly recorded, her contributions to television and film remain respected in the entertainment industry.
