O'Hara,John Henry

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).

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  • 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… …   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

  • john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… …   Universalium

  • John — /jon/, n. 1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation. 2. See John the Baptist. 3. (John Lackland) 1167? 1216, king of England 1199 1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of… …   Universalium

  • henry — /hen ree/, n., pl. henries, henrys. Elect. the SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a …   Universalium

  • Henry — /hen ree/, n. 1. Joseph, 1797 1878, U.S. physicist. 2. O., pen name of William Sydney Porter. 3. Patrick, 1736 99, American patriot, orator, and statesman. 4. Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. 5. Fort. See …   Universalium

  • 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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