Toby O'Brien

Edward Donough "Toby" O'Brien (21 November 1909 – 9 January 1979) was an Anglo-Irish journalist and propaganda expert who spearheaded Britain's efforts to counter Nazi Germany propaganda during World War II.

Early life and education

O'Brien was born on the Baluchistan border in India to Colonel Aubrey O'Brien an Indian Army officer. The O'Brien family is one of the oldest lines of descent in Europe, dating back from much earlier than the Irish High King Brian Boru (941-1014).

At the age of five O'Brien was sent to England. Four years later he began attending St Cyprian's School, Eastbourne following his elder brother, Turlough. As his elder brother's initials TOB had given rise to the nickname Toby, he was known as Toby2, leading to subsequent confusion. He became friends with Alaric Jacob, and despite their political differences, O'Brien would refer to Jacob as his oldest friend.

O'Brien won a scholarship as one of the first batch of pupils to newly opened Stowe School and then earned a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford. Before Oxford he spent a term in Germany at Leipzig. At Oxford University he was President of the Oxford Union in 1932 and took part in a transatlantic debate with Harvard University.

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O'Brien

The O'Brien dynasty were a royal dynasty who ruled Thomond, Ireland.

O'Brien is a common surname. See List of people named O'Brien.

O'Brien may also refer to:

Places

O'Brien, Argentina

O'Brien, Florida, USA

O'Brien, Oregon, USA

O'Brien, Texas, USA

O'Brien, West Virginia

O'Brien County, Iowa, USA

O'Brien Island, Antarctica

O'Brien Island, Chile

O'Brien Stadium, Charleston, Illinois, USA

Ships

USS O'Brien (disambiguation)

Oberon-class submarine (also O'Brien-class submarine), Chilean Navy submarine class

Other uses

O'Brien (Nineteen Eighty-Four), the main antagonist in George Orwell's novel

O'Brien (TV series), a British talk show presented by James O'Brien

China O'Brien, 1990 film

O'Brien Press, publisher

Port O'Brien, music group

Potatoes O'Brien, dish made from potatoes, onions and bell peppers

United States v. O'Brien, legal case ruled on by the US Supreme Court regarding draft card burning and the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech

O'Brien (TV series)

O'Brien is a British talk show presented by James O'Brien. It was broadcast on ITV from 30 March 2015 to 10 April 2015.

Episodes

Reception

The majority has been negative with Gerard O'Donovan of The Daily Telegraph describing the show as "low rent" and "disappointing".

References

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List of people named O'Brien

O'Brien is a surname of Irish origin which has many variants in the Irish diaspora worldwide, such as O'Bryan, O'Brian, O'Briant, O'Brient, O'Bryant, O'Brine, O'Bryen etc., which all claim a general common ancestry with the original Gaelic surname being Ó Briain or Uí Briain. Notable people with the surname include: