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Lynda Obst

Lynda Obst (1950-2024) Film producer, journalist, author. Lynda Obst was born in Harrison, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California.

Robert B. Oxnam

Robert B. Oxnam (1942-2024) Scholar. Robert B. Oxnam was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Greenport, New York.

Steve Ostrow

Steve Ostrow (1932-2024) Businessman, activist, memoirist. Steve Ostrow was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Sydney, Australia. He was known for founding the Continental Baths in Manhattan, New York.

Charles Osgood

Charles Osgood (1933-2024) Newscaster, author. Charles Osgood was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Saddle River, New Jersey.  He was a graduate of Fordham University.

Bob Orben

(1927-2023) Speechwriter, writer. Bob Orben was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Alexandria, Virginia.

John Jay Osborn Jr.

(1945-2022) Author. John Jay Osborn Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and died in San Francisco, California. He worked for about a year at the Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler firm in Manhattan, New York, in the late 1960s, and he taught law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in … Continued

Brian O’Doherty

(1928-2022) Art critic, writer. Brian O’Doherty was born in Ballaghaderreen, Ireland, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Sharon Oster

(1948-2022) Economist, author. Sharon Oster was born in Bethpage, New York, and died in New Haven, Connecticut.

Paul Osborn

(1901-1988) Playwright, screenwriter. Paul Osborn was born in Evansville, Indiana, and died in Manhattan, New York. He worked for a time for the Long Island Rail Road.