O'Hara, John (Henry)

O'Hara, John (Henry)
born Jan. 31, 1905, Pottsville, Pa., U.S.
died April 11, 1970, Princeton, N.J.

U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

O'Hara developed the objective, straightforward style he used in his fiction while working as a critic and reporter in New York City. His works stand as a social history of upwardly mobile Americans of the 1920s through the 1940s. Among them are the popular novels Appointment in Samarra (1934); Butterfield 8 (1935; film, 1960); Pal Joey (1940), adapted as a musical; Ten North Frederick (1955; film, 1958); and From the Terrace (1958; film, 1960).

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  • O'Hara,John Henry — O Ha·ra, John Henry. 1905 1970. American writer who contributed short stories to the New Yorker and wrote novels such as Butterfield 8 (1935) and Ten North Frederick (1955). * * * …   Universalium

  • O'Hara, John (Henry) — (31 ene. 1905, Pottsville, Pa.,–11 abr. 1970, Princeton, N.J.). Novelista y cuentista estadounidense. Desarrolló el estilo objetivo y directo que caracteriza sus relatos mientras trabajaba como periodista y crítico en la ciudad de Nueva York. Sus …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • John Henry O'Hara — noun United States writer (1905 1970) • Syn: ↑O Hara • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * henry …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • John O'Hara — Nombre completo John Henry O Hara Nacimiento 31 de enero de 1905 Pottsville (Pensilvania) Defunción 11 de abril de 1970 Princeton (Nueva Jersey …   Wikipedia Español

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