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Ossana was born to an Italian immigrant father, Livio A.A. Ossana, and Marian (Anyan), of Irish/Welsh heritage, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Eastern New Mexico University, where she double majored in English and political science. She moved to Arizona in 1977.
Jan 18, 2024 · Writing partner Diana Ossana remembers the author, the man, and Lonesome Dove on the 35th anniversary of the miniseries based on Larry McMurtry’s masterpiece.
Mar 27, 2021 · How Larry McMurtry’s ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Writing Partner Diana Ossana Saved Him from Despair. The Oscar-winning novelist's close companion talks about her best friend: "We were like twins ...
- Emily Weaver
- Rhonda Ross Kendrick, 52. Diana's eldest child, Rhonda Ross Kendrick (née Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein), was born on Aug. 14, 1971. While Rhonda's biological father is Gordy, she was raised by Diana's first husband Silberstein — who wed when Diana was 2 months pregnant.
- Tracee Ellis Ross, 51. Diana and Silberstein welcomed their first child together, daughter Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein), on Oct. 29, 1972.
- Chudney Ross, 48. On Nov. 4, 1975, Diana and Silberstein welcomed daughter Chudney Ross (born Chudney Lane Silberstein). Chudney earned an English and fine arts degree from Georgetown University, where she was also on the rowing team.
- Ross Arne Naess, 36. Named after his father, Ross Arne Naess is Diana's older son, whom she welcomed with then-husband Arne Naess Jr. on Oct. 7, 1987. Four years after Diana and Naess' divorce in 2000, Arne died while rock climbing, though Ross has inherited his father's love of exploring the great outdoors and his passion for winter sports.
Jul 29, 2015 · Writer-producers Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana talk about creating a masterpiece, being robbed of that Best Picture Oscar, and why Hollywood is still afraid of gay-themed films.
- Adam Sandel
Mar 26, 2021 · In 2011 he married Norma Faye Kesey, Ken Kesey’s widow, and she moved into the two homes Mr. McMurtry shared with Ms. Ossana, in Tucson and Archer City. “I went up and drug Faye out of Oregon ...
Mar 26, 2021 · McMurty and Diana Ossana won Oscars in 2006 for their Brokeback Mountain screenplay. McMurtry published Horseman, Pass By, his first novel, in 1961. He went on to write more than 30 more over...
