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    Orval Prophet

    Orval (William) Prophet. Singer, guitarist, songwriter, b Edwards, near Ottawa, 31 Aug 1922, d there 4 Jan 1984.

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    Orville Fisher (Obituary)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on August 2, 1999. Partner content is not updated.

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    Os-Ke-Non-Ton

    Os-Ke-Non-Ton (also written Oskenonton, meaning deer in Kanyen’kéha, also known as Louie Deer and “Running Deer”), baritone, actor, spiritual leader (born c. 1888 in Caughnawaga [now Kahnawá:ke], QC; died c. 1955 in Lily Dale, New York). Os-Ke-Non-Ton was a celebrated singer and performer who showcased his culture across the globe. He also worked as a healer at a spiritual centre in Lily Dale until his death.

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    Oscar Brand

    Oscar Brand. Folksinger, collector, songwriter, guitarist, author, b Winnipeg 7 Feb 1920, naturalized US; B SC psychology (Brooklyn College) 1942. He was taken as a boy to the USA and has lived in Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York.

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    Oscar Cahén

    Oscar Cahén, visual artist (born 8 February 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died 26 November 1956 in Oakville, ON). 

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    Oscar Cahén (Profile)

    MICHAEL CAHÉN remembers sitting quietly by his father's easel, watching as then-prominent Oscar CAHÉN flawlessly - and rapidly - drew an illustration. "He was incredible," Michael recalls. "He'd go with a hard pencil and - bingo! - out it came. You could see the story growing.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on October 25, 2004

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    Oscar Douglas Skelton

    Oscar Douglas Skelton, author, professor, civil servant and head of the Department of External Affairs from 1925 to 1941 (born 13 July 1878 in Orangeville, Ontario; died 28 January 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario). Skelton advised prime ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King, Arthur Meighen and R.B. Bennett to develop an independent foreign policy that favoured Canadian interests over Canada’s long-standing relationship with the United Kingdom. Skelton also developed the modern Department of External Affairs (now Global Affairs Canada) in the aftermath of the 1931 Statute of Westminster and set key precedents that shape Canadian foreign policy to the present day.

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    Oscar Martel

    Martel, Oscar. Violinist, teacher, b L'Assomption, near Montreal, February 1848, d Chicago 1924; premiers prix violin, string quartet (Liège Royal Cons) 1870.

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    Oscar O'Brien

    O'Brien, Oscar. Folklorist, composer, pianist, organist, teacher, b Ottawa 7 Sep 1892, d Montreal 20 Sep 1958.

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    Oscar Peterson

    Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt, jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 15 August 1925 in Montreal, QC; died 23 December 2007 in Mississauga, ON). Oscar Peterson is one of Canada’s most honoured musicians. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was renowned for his remarkable speed and dexterity, meticulous and ornate technique and dazzling, swinging style. He earned the nicknames “the brown bomber of boogie-woogie” and “master of swing.” A prolific recording artist, he typically released several albums a year from the 1950s until his death. He also appeared on more than 200 albums by other artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, who called him “the man with four hands.” His sensitivity in these supporting roles, as well as his acclaimed compositions such as Canadiana Suite and “Hymn to Freedom,” was overshadowed by his stunning virtuosity as a soloist. Also a noted jazz educator and advocate for racial equality, Peterson won a Juno Award and eight Grammy Awards, including one for lifetime achievement. The first recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canada's Walk of Fame and  the International Jazz Hall of Fame. He was also made an Officer and then Companion of the Order of Canada, and an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in France, among many other honours.This article is a full-length entry about Oscar Peterson. For a plain-language summary, please see Oscar Peterson (Plain-Language Summary).

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    Oscar Peterson (Plain-Language Summary)

    Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt, jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 15 August 1925 in Montréal, QC; died 23 December 2007 in Mississauga, ON). Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was famous for his speed and dexterity, flawless technique and swinging style. He earned the nicknames “the brown bomber of boogie-woogie” and “master of swing.” Louis Armstrong called him “the man with four hands.” Peterson released several albums a year from the 1950s until his death. He played on more than 200 albums by other artists. He was also a noted jazz educator and advocate for racial equality. He won a Juno Award and eight Grammy Awards. He was the first person to receive the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canada's Walk of Fame and the International Jazz Hall of Fame. He was also made a Companion of the Order of Canada and an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in France.This article is a plain-language summary of Oscar Peterson. If you are interested in reading about this topic more in depth, please see our full-length entry, Oscar Peterson.

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    Oscar Telgmann

    Oscar (Ferdinand) Telgmann. Conductor, educator, composer, violinist, b Mengeringhausen, Germany, ca 1855, d Toronto 30 Mar 1946. He began to study music when his parents emigrated to Canada and settled in Kingston, Upper Canada (Ontario). His mother was trained as a concert pianist.

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    Oskar Morawetz

    Oskar Morawetz, composer (b at Svetla, Czechoslovakia 17 Jan 1917; d at Toronto 13 June 2007). 

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    Oskar Morawetz

    Oskar Morawetz developed at an early age an ability to sight-read orchestral scores at the piano, and at 19 was recommended by George Szell for the assistant conductor's post with the Prague Opera, a post he turned down.

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    Osuitok Ipeelee

    After the 1960s Osuitok created many uniquely delicate sculptures of caribou. His earliest prints of caribou portrayed that same fragility with extreme action.

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