O'Brien, Richard, 1942-

LC control no.	no 95037631
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML410.O17 Biography in music
Personal name heading	O'Brien, Richard, 1942- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Smith, Richard Timothy, 1942- Smith, Richard, 1942 March 25- O'Brien, Ritz, 1942-
Associated country	England Great Britain New Zealand
Located	Tauranga (N.Z.)
Birth date	19420325
Place of birth	Cheltenham (England)
Field of activity	Drama Acting Motion picture authorship Motion picture plays Musicals--Writing and publishing
Profession or occupation	Dramatists Actors Screenwriters Composers Lyricists
Found in	OCLC 7905595: The Rocky Horror picture show, 1974 (hdg.: Richard O'Brien; usage: Richard O'Brien) Halliwell's filmgoer's video viewer's companion, 1993 (O'Brien, Richard, 1942- ; British stage actor, musician, dramatist, screenwriter) LC in OCLC, 8/7/95 (hdg.: O'Brien, Richard; usage: Richard O'Brien) Wikipedia, May 21, 2015 (Richard O'Brien; Richard Timothy Smith (born 25 March 1942), better known under his stage name Richard O'Brien, is an Anglo-New Zealand writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He wrote the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and later presented the television show The Crystal Maze. Aside from writing The Rocky Horror Show, O'Brien also co-wrote the screenplay of the 1975 film adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and appeared in the film as "Riff Raff"; born Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; in 1951 emigrated with his family to Tauranga, New Zealand; returned to England in 1964; upon launching his acting career he changed his name to O'Brien, his maternal grandmother's name, as there was already an actor named Richard Smith) Internet Broadway database, May 21, 2015 (Richard O'Brien; Composer, Performer, Writer, Lyricist, Producer (b. Mar 25, 1942 Cheltenham, England); Male; Also known as: Richard Smith (Birthname); Ritz O'Brien (Pseudonym) [no publications in OCLC])