The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Biographical Notes: Page 59

O’Brien, Meg (1935-2008) (items)

Born in Wildwood, New Jersey; died in Humble, Texas.

Obstfeld, Raymond (1952- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Obstfeld

O’Connell, Jack (1959-2024) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/oconnell_jack

O’Connell, Jay (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.jayoconnell.com

O’Connor, Carlene (fl. 2010s) (items)

See www.carleneoconnor.net

O’Connor, Gemma (1940- ) (items)

Born in Dublin, living in Oxford.

O’Connor, Maureen; [née Jones] (1940-2024); used pseudonym Patricia Hall (items) (chron.)

See www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/may/13/maureen-oconnor-obituary

O’Connor, Michael P(atrick) (1896-1967) (items) (chron.)

Born in Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland; doctor, author and broadcaster; graduate in medicine from University College, Dublin; served in Colonial Medical Service in Malaya, Singapore and Borneo; interned by the Japanese during WWII; returned to Ireland after the war.

O’Connor, Stephen (1952- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_O'Connor

OCork, Shannon; [i.e., Shannon OCork Waugh] (1940- ) (items) (chron.)

Sports photographer, later full-time writer in New York City.

Odden, Karen (fl. 2020s) (items) (chron.)

See karenodden.com

O’Dell, Alannah Davis; [born Victoria Susan Peal] (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See alannahdavisodell.wordpress.com

Odlum, Jerome (1905-1954) (items) (chron.)

Born in Minneapolis, died in Hollywood; served time in prisons for bad checks and forgery.

Odom, Mel(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (items)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/odom_mel

O’Donnell, Kevin, Jr. (1950-2012) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/odonnell_kevin_jr

O’Donnell, Peter (Anthony Theodore) (1920-2010) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_O'Donnell

O’Flaherty, Liam (1896-1984) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_O'Flaherty

Ogan, George (F.) (1912-1983) (items) (chron.)

Writer and teacher. Born in Kirkwood, Missouri; lived in Louisiana.

Ogan, Margaret (E. Nettles) (1923-1979) (items) (chron.)

Teacher and writer, born in Columbia, Louisiana.

Ogilvie, Carl Bernard (1896-1979) (items) (chron.)

See www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-obituary-for-ogilvie-og/146310821

Oglesby, W(illiam) H. Ellis (1966- ) (items) (chron.)

Freelance writer in Atlanta, Georgia.

O’Higgins, Harvey J(errold) (1876-1929) (items) (chron.)

Born in London, Ontario; educated at Toronto University; playwright and author.

O’Keefe, Arthur Shattuck (1966- ) (items) (chron.)

See arthurokeefe.net

O’Keeffe, Patrick (1898-?) (items) (chron.)

See www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/bygones/1939829.local-veteran-turned-crime/

Ólafsson, Vikingur (1984- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Víkingur_Ólafsson

Olde, Nicholas; pseudonym of Amian Lister Champneys (1879-1951) (items) (chron.)

See desturmobed.blogspot.com/2019/03/nicholas-olde.html

Older, Mrs. Fremont (1875-1968) (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95828581

Older, Malka (1977- ) (items)

See us.macmillan.com/author/malkaolder

O’Leary, Frank (1902-?) (items) (chron.)

Ex-convict; served time in Sing Sing for robbery; co-authored a book on prison dialect. Not to be confused with confused with animator and writer Frank O’Leary (1922- ). Born in New York City.

O’Leary, Timothy (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See timothyolearylit.com

Oliphant, Mrs. (1828-1897) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Oliphant

Oliphant, Ronald (1884-1968) (items) (chron.)

See ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ69-NXT/ronald-oliphant-1884-1968

Oliver, Kelly (1958- ) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Oliver

Oliver, Owen; pseudonym of Joshua Albert Flynn (1863-1933) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Flynn

Ollerman, Rick; [i.e., Richard Carter Ollerman] (1963- ) (items) (chron.)

Executive of an advertising agency in Florida.

Olmsted, Harry F(rancis) (1889-1970) (items) (chron.)

Born August 10, 1889 in Los Angeles; worked as a civil engineer before turning to fiction; claimed to have sold 1200 stories; died April 2, 1970 in Riverside, California.

Olsen, Bob; pseudonym of Alfred J. Olsen, Jr. (1884-1956) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/olsen_bob

Olsen, Gregg (Donald) (1959- ) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Olsen

Olsen, Jack; [i.e., John Edward Olsen] (1925-2002) (items) (chron.)

Journalist, correspondent for “Time” magazine, editor of “Sports Illustrated” magazine; living in Washington state.

Olson, Eugene E. (1936-2018); used pseudonym Brad Steiger (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Steiger

Olson, Ted; [i.e., Theodore B. Olson] (1899-1981) (items) (chron.)

See tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2023/07/weird-tales-april-1923-part-three.html

O’Mahony, Charles Kingston (1884-1944) (items) (chron.)

Born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland; educated in Dublin; author and journalist.

O’Neal, Patrick (Wisdom) (1927-1994) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_O'Neal_(actor)

O’Neil, Denny; [i.e., Dennis Joseph O’Neil] (1939-2020) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/oneil_dennis

Onions, (George) Oliver (1873-1961); later known as George Oliver (items) (chron.)

Changed his name legally to George Oliver in 1918, but continued to write as Oliver Onions.

Onyebuchi, Tochi (Joshua) (1987- ) (items) (chron.)

See sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/onyebuchi_tochi

Oonincx, Ingrid (1968- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.ingridoonincx.nl

Oppenheim, E(dward) Phillips (1866-1946) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/oppenheim_e_phillips

Oppenheim, James (1882-1932) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Oppenheim

Opperman, K. A. (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See kaopperman1.blogspot.co.uk

Opperman, Meg (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See megopperman.com

Orban, Paul (1896-1974) (items) (chron.)

See pulpartists.com/Orban.html

Orcutt, Eddy (fl. 1930s-1950s) (items) (chron.)

Almost certainly resident in San Diego, California.

Orczy, Baroness (Emmuska) (1865-1947) (items) (chron.)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroness_Emma_Orczy

Ordoñez, Justin (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.sykosa.com/bio.html

Ore, Rebecca (Brown); pseudonym of Rebecca Brown (1948- ) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ore_rebecca

O’Reilly, Nero (fl. 2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.trumpetshark.com

Orenstein, Larry (1949-2021); used pseudonym Sara Plews (items) (chron.)

See www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-idiosyncratic-globe-and-mail-wordsmith-larry-orenstein-was-a-gem

Oreto, Frank (J.) (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See fantasyscrollmag.com/authors/frank-oreto/

Orloff, Alan (fl. 2010s-2020s) (items) (chron.)

See www.alanorloff.com/alan.html

Ormsbee, Helen (1884-1957) (items) (chron.)

See www.findagrave.com/memorial/62896356/helen-ormsbee

O’Rourke, Frank (1916-1989) (items) (chron.)

See www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/orourke_frank

O’Rourke, Monica J. (fl. 1990s-2010s) (items) (chron.)

See www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MonicaORourke

Orr, Clifford (Burrowes) (1899-1951) (items)

Born in Maine, graduate of Dartmouth; editor of “The New Yorker”.

Orrmont, Arthur (1922-2007) (items) (chron.)

See prabook.com/web/arthur.orrmont/357060

Orsi, Carlos; [i.e., Carlos Orsi Martinho] (1971- ) (items) (chron.)

See pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Orsi_Martinho

Orwell, George; pseudonym of Eric Blair (1903-1950) (items)

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell