found: Hallmark hall of fame. The Last hurrah [MP] 1977:credits (teleplay by Carroll O'Connor; starring Carroll O'Connor)
found: Kelly's heroes, ©2010:opening credits (Carroll O'Connor)
found: Performing arts biog. master index, 1981(Carroll O'Connor; b. 1922 b. 1923 b. 1924 b. 1925)
found: New York times, via WWW, January 29, 2016:Carroll O'Connor, actor who played Archie Bunker, dies at 76, published June 22, 2001 (Carroll O'Connor; actor; died in Culver City, California; lived in Malibu, California; career spanned five decades; born August 2, 1924 in New York; lived in the Bronx, Elmhurst, Queens, and Forest Hills, Queens; began college in 1941 at Wake Forest; left after the war began; entered the United States Merchant Marine and became a midshipman; dropped out and joined the National Maritime Union; returned to Wake Forest in 1948; took courses at Montana State University; went to Dublin in 1950 and enrolled in University College, Dublin; appeared in productions at Dublin's Gate Theater; earned his bachelor's degree in 1952; reliable character actor in TV and movies, and on stage)
found: Katz, E. The film encyclopedia, ©2008:page 1074 (Carroll O'Connor; actor; born August 2, 1924, Bronx, New York; died June 21, 2001; education: University College, Dublin, University of Montana; during the 60s he played supporting roles in films and TV productions)
found: IMDb, January 29, 2016(Carroll O'Connor; born in Manhattan on August 2, 1924 and raised in Forest Hills; birth name: John Carroll O'Connor; alternate name: Matt Harris; in 1946, he enrolled at the University of Montana; moved to Ireland where he continued his theatrical studies at the National University of Ireland; discovered during one of his college productions and was signed to appear at the Dublin Gate Theater; worked in theater in Europe until 1954 when he returned to New York; in 1958, he landed an off-Broadway production; followed that with a Broadway production directed by Burgess Meredith; worked many characters roles on TV in the 1960s; died, June 21, 2001 in Culver City, California)