Maureen O'Brien, John O'Brien When the author of Leaving Las Vegas died in 1994, he left three books in various stages of completion. One, The Assault on Tony's, was published last year.

O'Brien is the author of the novel "Harvey & Eck." In the spring of 1990, while my brother, John O’Brien, was reveling in the impending publication of his first novel, “Leaving Las Vegas ...

On the 20th anniversary of the film's release, here are some life-affirming facts about Leaving Las Vegas. 1. JOHN O’BRIEN KILLED HIMSELF BEFORE THE FILM BEGAN PRODUCTION.

Mike Figgis brings his directorial eye to this very theme in his romantic tragedy “Leaving Las Vegas” (1995). Based on the novel by John O’Brien, the film deftly explores the challenge of ...

The drama, an adaptation of a 1990 John O’Brien novel of the same name, follows the suicidal and alcoholic Ben Sanderson (Cage) as he moves to Las Vegas, where he plans to drink himself to death ...

View full size Courtesy Erin O'Brien John O’Brien strikes a pose as a struggling Los Angeles writer. He took his own life in 1994, just weeks after learning that his novel, “Leaving Las Vegas ...