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Name: (Alfred) Damon Runyon
Variant Name: Alfred Damon Runyon, (Alfred) Damon Runyon
Birth Date: October 4, 1880
Death Date: December 10, 1946
Nationality: American
Gender: Male

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Biography of (Alfred) Damon Runyon
10,052 words, approx. 34 pages
When Alfred Damon Runyon moved to New York City, sometime in late 1910, he was thirty years old, a seasoned journalist, and a stranger to the city. Though he had published a handful of short stories in McClure's, Lippincott's, and Metropolitan, and his...
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Biography of (Alfred) Damon Runyon
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The iconoclastic Damon Runyon was a highly respected sportswriter, but he was also more than a sportswriter. His style reflected the America of the turn of the century: brash, bold, and swaggering. Known as "The Chronicler of Broadway" because of books...
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Biography of (Alfred) Damon Runyon
5,931 words, approx. 20 pages
Damon Runyon was one of the most popular journalists and writers during the first half of this century. After he died in 1946, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows adapted Runyon stories and characters into the Broadway musical hit, Guys and Dolls, which opened...


Quotations
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Damon Runyon Quotes
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Wikipedia has an article about: Damon Runyon Damon Runyon (1884 – 1946) American author and journalist, famed for his vernacular portraits of the Broadway gambling scene. Sourced Always try to rub against money, for if you rub against money long...


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Runyon, Damon (1880-1946) Summary
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Damon Runyon personified the spirit of Broadway in the Roaring 1920s. A renowned American journalist and sports writer for three and a half decades, he is best remembered for the people he created in his popular short stories of New York during...
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Damon Runyon Information
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Damon Runyon (October 4, 1884 – December 10, 1946) was a newspaperman and writer.[1] He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. He spun humorous tales of gamblers,...


News and Journals
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The Nation
Damon Runyon: A Life. (book reviews)
11/18/1991: 2,403 words, approx. 8 pages
DAMON RUNYON: A Life. By Jimmy Breslin. Ticknor & Fields. 410pp. $24.95. Damon Runyon's New York was a mythical patch of Manhattan real estate known as "Broadway," a fantasy world populated by the kind of people who define the word "Runyonesque"-sentimental...
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Columbia Journalism Review
Damon Runyon. (book reviews)
11/01/1991: 1,227 words, approx. 4 pages
DAMON RUNYON Right away, I spot this Alfred Damon Runyan for a cockroach with a golden pen. He is a lousy father, husband, Sugar Daddy. He is a toady for William Randolph Hearst. He lets one editor shorten his byline ("Only Protestants...
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AP News
Today in history - Dec. 20
12/20/2007: 522 words, approx. 2 pages
Today is Thursday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2007. There are 11 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States during ceremonies...
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The New York Observer
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5/29/2007: 537 words, approx. 2 pages
Feinstein’s at the Regency 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street 212-339-4095 Wednesday, May 30, and Thursday, May 31, at 8:30 p.m.; Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2, at 8:30 and 11 p.m. On a happier note, hurry on over to Feinstein’s at the...
 


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