Glenn O’Brien

Glenn O'Brien
O'Brien in 2015
Born	March 2, 1947 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 7, 2017 (aged 70) Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Georgetown University and Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Notable awards	named one of Top 10 Most Stylish Men in America by GQ Magazine
Spouse	Gina Nanni (until his death)

Glenn O'Brien (March 2, 1947 – April 7, 2017) was an American writer who focused largely on the subjects of art, music and fashion. He was featured for many years as "The Style Guy" in GQ magazine, and published a book with that title.

He worked as an editor at a number of publications, and published the arts and literature magazine Bald Ego from 2003–2005.

O'Brien was born in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended the Jesuit St. Ignatius High School. O'Brien went to Georgetown University and edited the Georgetown Journal, which was founded by Condé Nast. O'Brien later studied film at the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

In his early years, he was a member of Andy Warhol's Factory. He was the first editor of Interview from 1971 to 1974. After his departure, he continued to write for the magazine and returned as editor several times, with a nearly 20-year association with the title. He was a music critic for the publication in the punk era, with the influential column "Glenn O'Brien's Beat".

In 1980–1981, he wrote the screenplay (which he also co-produced with Patrick Montgomery) for a film to be called New York Beat, starring Jean-Michel Basquiat (The film was not released until 2000, as "Downtown 81"), with post-production managed by O'Brien and Maripol.

From 1978 to 1982, O'Brien hosted a New York city Public-access television cable TV show called TV Party, which featured such then underground figures as David Byrne, Klaus Nomi, August Darnell, Fab 5 Freddy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cookie Mueller, John Fekner, Amos Poe, and bands like Blondie, the Clash, DNA and the Fleshtones.

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