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Chrisann P. Brennan (born September 29, 1954) is an artist and author who had been an early employee of Apple Computer. She is the mother of Steve Jobs' first daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs.[1]

Education[]

Brennan attended Homestead High School in Cupertino, where she met fellow student Steve Jobs during her junior year in 1972. In 1991, she received a B.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute.[1][2]

Career[]

Apple Computer[]

1977 production room at 20863 Stevens Creek

Brennan (left) in the original Apple II production room with Mark Johnson (center) and Robert Martinengo in 1977.

Chrisann joined Apple Computer in November 1977 as employee #23. She worked in the shipping department and also assembled Apple II computers with co-workers Mark Johnson and Robert Martinengo.[3][4] She took leave from Apple to give birth to Lisa Nicole Brennan (later Brennan-Jobs) on May 17, 1978.[1]

After Apple[]

In 1997, Brennan established Chrysanthemum Studio to focus on her painting and writing work.[2] In October 2013, her memoirs about her relationship with Jobs was published by St. Martin's Press under the title The Bite in the Apple.[5][6]

Media portrayals[]

Brennan was portrayed by Gema Zamprogna, Ahna O'Reilly, and Katherine Waterston in the film dramatizations Pirates of Silicon Valley, Jobs, and Steve Jobs, respectively.[7][8][9]

Videos[]

Bibliography[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chrisann Brennan Biography, TheFamousPeople. Accessed 2022-05-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chrisann Brennan, LinkedIn. Accessed 2022-05-19.
  3. ↑ [These Pictures Of Apple's First Employees Are Absolutely Wonderful by Jim Edwards, Business Insider. 2013-12-26.
  4. ↑ Each Apple 30 poster composed of every employee name, digitally (U: Removed) by Zac Hall, 9to5Mac. 2014-02-25.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of My Life With Steve Jobs by Chrisann Brennan, Google Books. Accessed 2022-05-19.
  6. ↑ The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of My Life With Steve Jobs by Chrisann Brennan. Archived 2014-11-30.
  7. ↑ Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999), Internet Movie Database. Accessed 2020-02-09.
  8. ↑ Jobs (2013), Internet Movie Database. Accessed 2020-02-09.
  9. ↑ Steve Jobs (2015), Internet Movie Database. Accessed 2020-02-09.

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