Overview
- O'Connor died on July 22 in Palm Desert, California, his family announced and they did not disclose a cause of death.
- A funeral mass is set for August 8 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Mendocino and the family suggested donations to the Motion Picture & Television Fund or the Marine Corps League Foundation.
- He won an Emmy in 1990 for producing the NBC telefilm A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story and received additional Emmy nominations for other TV projects.
- O'Connor built a four-decade career as an executive in charge of production with credits on films and TV including The Muppet Movie, On Golden Pond, Raise the Titanic and the miniseries Fatal Vision.
- The credit 'executive in charge of production' reflects his role running budgets, schedules and day-to-day logistics on studio shoots rather than serving as a creative author of the films.