Alexandre O'Neill was born on December 19, 1924 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a writer, known for Dom Roberto (1962), Nós por cá Todos Bem (1978) and Vermelho, Amarelo e Verde (1966). He was married to Maria Teresa Pinto Basto Patrício de Gouveia and Noémia Delgado. He died on August 21, 1986 in Lisbon.