Sean O'Faoláin was born on February 22, 1900 in Cork, Ireland as John Francis Whelan. He was a writer, known for The Woman Who Married Clark Gable (1985), The Promise of Barty O'Brien (1951) and Lovers of the Lake (1983). He was married to Eileen Gould. He died on April 20, 1991 in Dublin, Ireland.