Valery Dmitrievich Osipov (August 17, 1930-1987), Soviet writer, journalist and screenwriter. In 1954 he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. In 1958 he wrote the essay "The Secret of the Siberian Platform", on which the film "Unsent Letter" by Mikhail Kalatozov was set. He was the husband of actress Tatyana Samoilova.