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October 04, 1880. Died. December 10, 1946. Genre. Humor, Romance, Short Stories. edit data. Such volumes as Guys and Dolls (1931), the basis for a musical of the same name on Broadway, collect stories of known American writer Alfred Damon Runyon about the underworld of New York. A family in Manhattan, Kansas, reared this newspaperman.
Damon Runyon (1880–1946) was a newspaperman, political reporter, author, screenwriter, and playwright in the early 1900s. Best known for his work after leaving Colorado, particularly Guys and Dolls, Runyon was a prolific writer during his time in Colorado, working for many of the state’s newspapers thanks to a seeming inability to hold down a job.
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RUNYON, Damon. ( b. 8 October 1880 in Manhattan, Kansas; d. 10 December 1946 in New York City), major sports reporter, columnist, and short story writer whose use of humor and "slanguage" created a unique style that earned him a wide and loyal readership. Born Alfred Damon Runyan, Runyon was one of four children of Alfred Lee Runyan, a ...
Damon Runyan. Actor: Gangland Undercover. Damon Runyan was born on 1 January 1976. He is an actor and director, known for Gangland Undercover (2015), Star Trek: Discovery (2017) and Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001).
Damon Runyon. Writer: Guys and Dolls. Born out of wedlock in Manhattan, Kansas, but grew up in Denver. A close friend of fellow New York sportswriter--and former western gunfighter--William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson, who knew the Runyan family in Denver.
Feb 22, 2009 · Damon Runyon’s guys and dolls. Here are all the elements of Runyon’s voice: the perpetual present tense, the world without conditional moods, the stilted, over-elaborate attempt at precision ...
