▁journalist ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁mem oir ▁W ine , ▁Women ▁and ▁War ▁and ▁his ▁columns ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Daily ▁News , ▁" All ▁Things ▁Consider ed " ▁and ▁" Foot notes ". ▁ ▁O ’ B rien ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁for ▁his ▁entire ▁life , ▁save ▁for ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University ▁and ▁fighting ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁O ’ B rien ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Pr inter s ' ▁In k ▁magazine , ▁and ▁moved ▁on ▁from ▁this ▁ende avor ▁to ▁found ▁Art ▁magazine ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁art illery ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁had ▁written ▁several ▁nov els , ▁including ▁T rod den ▁Gold , ▁An ▁Ab andon ed ▁Woman , ▁Th irty , ▁and ▁his ▁anonymous ▁aut obi ography , ▁W ine , ▁Women , ▁and ▁War . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁literary ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Daily ▁News ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁contributed ▁the ▁column ▁" All ▁Things ▁Consider ed ", ▁which ▁he ▁wrote ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Howard ▁O ’ B rien ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁New berry ▁Library ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁novel ists ▁Category : American ▁male ▁novel ists ▁Category : American ▁column ists ▁Category : American ▁mem oir