Denis R. O'Neill

Denis R. O'Neill is a screenwriter, author, journalist living in Beverly Hills, CA. He wrote THE RIVER WILD (starring Meryl Streep) and A SHOT AT GLORY (starring Robert Duvall). He began his career in public television (WGBH TV, Boston) writing and producing for such programs as FRONTLINE, MYSTERY, MASTERPIECE THEATRE and NO IRISH NEED APPLY. He was written short stories, poems, and magazine articles for various publications.

WHIPLASH - When the Vietnam War Rolled a Hand Grenade into the Animal House - is his first book. A memoir of his senior year (1969-70) at Dartmouth College, when the class of 1970 became the first to graduate with a diploma and a Vietnam war draft number. A romp of a read about a memorable time.