Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a writer born in the city of Ibagué, Colombia.[1] Studied Journalism and a magister in Colombian

Is a writer born in the city of Ibagué, Colombia.[1] Studied Journalism and a magister in Colombian and Latin American literature. Won the Jorge Isaacs award[2] with the novel Hacia la Auora [1] in 1998, a story about a student who can control other people's dreams. The book was published in 1999 and 2005. He's worked as teacher in several colleges of the city of Cali. His second controversial novel, MD™, hasn't been published but is a parody about a surreal factory where everything is created. In 2008, he published Ella, mi Sueño y el Mar (She, my dream and the sea), collection of romatic short stories dedicated to an imaginary muse. His third book is De cómo perdió sus vidas el gato (How did the cat lose his lives) is a novel for children about a cat who must visit the nine muses in order to reach wisdom

Is a Venezuelan writer, essayist and literary critic, specialized in the life and work of Andrés Be

Is a Venezuelan writer, essayist and literary critic, specialized in the life and work of Andrés Bello.Sambrano Urdaneta was born at the town of Boconó, Trujillo state, Venezuela. Arrives to Caracas during his youth, studying at the National Pedagogical Institute and the Central University of Venezuela, getting a doctorate in Literature.[1]

Was an American anthologist and poet. Oscar Williams was his pen name, he was born Oscar Kaplan in L

Was an American anthologist and poet. Oscar Williams was his pen name, he was born Oscar Kaplan in Letychiv, Ukraine, son of Jewish parents Mouzya Kaplan and Chana Rapoport. He immigrated to New York at the age of 7.

Was a Russian poet and essayist, one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school of poets.

Was a Russian poet and essayist, one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school of poets.

Was a German composer and trumpeter. Oskar Böhme, a son of Wilhelm Böhme, also a trumpeter, was bo

Was a German composer and trumpeter. Oskar Böhme, a son of Wilhelm Böhme, also a trumpeter, was born in Potschappel, a small town near Dresden, Germany. For much of his early career, after studying trumpet and composition in the Leipzig Conservatory of Music until graduating in 1885, it is unknown what Böhme's musical activities were, though it is probable he concertized, playing in smaller orchestras around Germany.

Was a distinguished Serbian novelist and poet of Jewish origin. A leading literary figure of his gen

Was a distinguished Serbian novelist and poet of Jewish origin. A leading literary figure of his generation, he was the most acclaimed Serbian sur-realist writer, and a revolutionary socialist activist.

Was a German conductor and composer. An admirer of Gustav Mahler, Fried was the first conductor to r

Was a German conductor and composer. An admirer of Gustav Mahler, Fried was the first conductor to record a Mahler symphony. Fried also held the distinction of being the first foreign conductor to perform in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution, Fried eventually left his homeland to work in the Soviet Union after the political rise of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, and became a Soviet citizen in 1940.

Was an Estonian writer and playwright.

Was an Estonian writer and playwright.

Was a Finnish musician and composer.He was born to Swedish-speaking parents in Helsinki. His father,

Was a Finnish musician and composer.He was born to Swedish-speaking parents in Helsinki. His father, originally Frank Mattsson, changed the family name to sound more Finnish.He was notable for his variety of talents – he gave concerts all around Finland, performing on the piano and organ, conducting orchestras, and composing original music. Some of his most beloved compositions are Där björkarna susa, and the waltz Kesäillan valssi (Summernight's Waltz).

Was a Canadian composer.He studied piano and theory in Prague and, following the Nazi takeover of h

Was a Canadian composer.He studied piano and theory in Prague and, following the Nazi takeover of his country in 1938, studied in Vienna and Paris, always staying one step ahead of the invading Nazis. At an early age he developed the ability to sight-read orchestral scores and at the age of 19 he was recommended by George Szell for the assistant conductor’s post with the Prague Opera. In 1940 he left Europe for Canada and since that time he established himself as one of Canada's leading and most frequently performed composers.

Was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music.Although a great admirer of Dvorák,

Was a Czech violist, composer, and conductor of classical music.Although a great admirer of Dvorák, of whom he was a pupil, Nedbal paid homage to other composers. For example in his 1910 composition, Romantic Piece, Op. 18 for cello and piano, Nedbal cleverly inserts a theme usually associated with Mozart, Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman.

Was a violinist and a composer of many pieces for violin and piano. Rieding's greatest claim to fame

Was a violinist and a composer of many pieces for violin and piano. Rieding's greatest claim to fame lies in his contribution to Hungarian music, and in particular, the musical life of Budapest. Born in Germany, he attended first the recently founded Academy of Musical Arts in Berlin, and later the Leipzig Conservatory. At the end of the 1860s, he moved to Vienna, where in 1871, the conductor, Hans Richter, at that time Musical Director of the National Opera House in Budapest, appointed Rieding as leader of the orchestra. He remained there for thirty-two years, and composed some violin concertos and many pieces for violin and piano. After his retirement in 1904, he lived in Cilli until his death in 1918.

German-born American literary scholar, poet, and writer of children’s stories. He is also said to

German-born American literary scholar, poet, and writer of children’s stories. He is also said to have co-authored several detective novels or Kriminalromane in collaboration with Dieter Cunz and Richard Plant (1910–1998, his lover) under the collective pen-name of Stefan Brockhoff.

Was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer. He is considered to be one of the leading innovator

Was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer. He is considered to be one of the leading innovators of Brazilian literature in the mid 20th century. He graduated from the University of Recife in 1946 with a degree in economics and finance, and held a position as bank clerk from 1943 until 1970. From 1970 to 1976 he taught literature.

Is a Brazilian painter and journalist. He was a very successful radio and television sports commenta

Is a Brazilian painter and journalist. He was a very successful radio and television sports commentator in the 1980s and early 1990s, known for his outstanding verbal fluency (estimated at over one hundred words per minute)[1] and for his numerous catch phrases, which still punctuate Brazilian football culture. Throughout his career, Osmar Santos worked alongside major sportscasters and media personalities, such as Galvão Bueno, Fausto Silva and João Saldanha. He also worked as TV host in a number of shows. Osmar Santos publicly supported Diretas Já, a political movement for direct suffrage in Brazilian presidential politics.

A Finnish orchestra conductor. He started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the T

A Finnish orchestra conductor. He started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the Turku Philharmonic (1971-1976).[1] He then became the principal clarinet of the Helsinki Philharmonic from 1977 to 1982. During this time, he started to study conducting with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy, where his classmates included Esa-Pekka Salonen and Jukka-Pekka Saraste. In 1982, he won the Besançon Young Conductor's Competition.He became principal guest conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in 1985, and chief conductor in 1988. He concluded his tenure with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in 2008 and is now the orchestra's Conductor Laureate. His complete set of Sibelius symphonies with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, also on the BIS label, has gathered widespread acclaim. He has recorded extensively with his Lahti orchestra for the BIS label, including music of Kalevi Aho, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Uuno Klami, Tauno Marttinen, Robert Kajanus, Sofia Gubaidulina, Joonas Kokkonen, Jan Sandström, and Fredrik Pacius

Was a prominent Czech composer. Intending originally to study engineering, Chlubna switched his majo

Was a prominent Czech composer. Intending originally to study engineering, Chlubna switched his major and from 1914 to 1924, he studied composition with Leoš Janácek. Until 1953, he worked as a clerk. Later, he taught at the Organ School in Brno for many years. He worked in many art organisations in Brno. Chlubna's works can be defined by three distinct periods: Romanticism, Impressionism, all the way to the Modern Constructivism. He delved into Symbolism as well. He used the texts of symbolic Czech poets, such as Otakar Brezina, Jaroslav Vrchlický, Jaroslav Durych and others. He wrote several cycles of compositions for piano and organ, as well as instrumental concerts, symphonies, ouvertures and cantatas.

Is a Lithuanian composer of classical music. Balakauskas graduated from the Vilnius Pedagogical Inst

Is a Lithuanian composer of classical music. Balakauskas graduated from the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute in 1961 and attended Boris Lyatoshinsky's composition class at Kiev Conservatory in 1969. From 1992 to 1994 he was ambassador of Lithuania.

An Argentine anarcho-communist historian, journalist and film scenarist. He lives today mostly in Bu

An Argentine anarcho-communist historian, journalist and film scenarist. He lives today mostly in Buenos Aires, he had a home in Berlin, where he went into exile during the "National Reorganization Process" dictatorship.[1]Self-designed as an "ultra-pacifist anarchist", Osvaldo Bayer was raised in Bernal, in the Province of Buenos Aires, and then in Belgrano, Buenos Aires.[1] His parents, however, were living in Rio Gallegos during the strike in the 1920s which led to the Patagonia Rebelde movement.[1]After having worked for an insurance firm and on the merchant marine as an apprentice helmsman,[1] he studied history in the University of Hamburg (Germany from 1952 to 1956, and became there a member of the Socialist Students’ League.[1]

Was a prominent Argentine playwright and theatre director.Osvaldo Dragún was born in Colonia Berro,

Was a prominent Argentine playwright and theatre director.Osvaldo Dragún was born in Colonia Berro, a Jewish agricultural settlement in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina. His father's linseed farm suffered from recurrent locust problems, and the family left the settlement for Buenos Aires. Dragún left his university studies in 1953 to pursue his calling in the theatre.[1] Joining the Fray Mocho Theatre in 1956, he premiered his first work, La peste viene de Melos (The Plague from Melos). The politically-charged play, on the 1954 coup d'état against Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz, drew also from the playwright's own childhood memories of his father's struggles with locusts.[

Was an Argentine writer of the 1960s and 70s avant-gardes. His work is not easily lumped into tradit

Was an Argentine writer of the 1960s and 70s avant-gardes. His work is not easily lumped into traditional generic categories, as it spans and combines elements of poetry, prose fiction, and theatre.

Is a Grammy award winning composer of classical music.Golijov and composers Sofia Gubaidulina, Tan D

Is a Grammy award winning composer of classical music.Golijov and composers Sofia Gubaidulina, Tan Dun, and Wolfgang Rihm were commissioned by the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart to write pieces for the Passion 2000 project in commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach. Golijov's contribution was La Pasión según San Marcos (The Passion according to St. Mark).

Was an Argentine tango musician. He developed dramatic arrangements that retained strong elements of

Was an Argentine tango musician. He developed dramatic arrangements that retained strong elements of the walking beat of salon tango but also heralded the development of concert-style tango music.Some of his music, mostly since the 50s, is used for theatrical dance performances. In Buenos Aires, Pugliese is often played later in the evening when the dancers want to dance more slowly, impressionistically and intimately.

Soriano became a staff writer at La Opinión right from the start in 1971 when editor Jacobo Timerma

Soriano became a staff writer at La Opinión right from the start in 1971 when editor Jacobo Timerman founded the newspaper. La Opinión was permeated with progressive politics and soon there was an attempt to squash the left-wing influence with-in the paper.

Is a Czech novelist and journalist. He has written in both German and Czech. His novels have also be

Is a Czech novelist and journalist. He has written in both German and Czech. His novels have also been translated into French, Italian, Spanish and Polish. During the communist era government of Czechoslovakia his works were banned or censored by the auth