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Damon Runyon

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Also known as Alfred Runyon

American writer (1880–1946)

Person · Open Library

Born
Oct. 4, 1880
Died
Dec. 10, 1946
Works
83

Top works

  • In our town
  • חוש הומור וסיפורים אחרים
  • Barnashim ṿa-ḥatikhot
  • The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II
  • כתבי דיימון ראניון

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Film & TV

Manhattan, Kansas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from the Brooklyn or…

Known for

  • Continental Showcase — Self1966
  • The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
  • Daisy Kenyon1947

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1880-10-04
Active to
1946-12-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
16
Total plays
1,116

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Alfred
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film producer
Languages spoken
English language
Sport
boxing
Image
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place of burial
Woodlawn Cemetery
date of birth
1884-10-04
date of death
1946-00-00
cause of death
esophageal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Damon Runyon
name in native language
Damon Runyon
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