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Bio

(1880-1946) Short story writer. Damon Runyon moved to Manhattan, New York, in 1910; he lived at the Hotel Buckingham, 101 West 57th Street and has a memorial in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.

Full Name

Damon Runyon

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1884

BIRTH

Damon Runyon was born Alfred Damon Runyon in Manhattan, Kansas, in October 1880.

1910

RESIDENCE

Mr. Runyon moved to Manhattan, New York, in 1910.

1932

LITWORK

Guys and Dolls
Amereon Ltd.
0891904387 / 978-0891904380
Short stories.

1935

LITWORK

Money From Home
F. A. Stokes Company

Short stories.

1937

LITWORK

More Than Somewhat
Constable and Co Limited

Collection of short stories.

1939

LITWORK

My Old Man
Constable

Collection of essays.

1944

LITWORK

The Damon Runyon Omnibus
The Sun Dial Press; Reprint edition

Collection of short stories.

1944

LITWORK

Runyon �� la Carte
Constable

Collection of stories.

1946

INTERMENT

Mr. Runyon's remains were cremated and the ashes scattered. There is a memorial in the Runyon family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.

1946

DEATH

Mr. Runyon died in Manhattan, New York, on December 10, 1946.

1949

LITWORK

Runyon First and Last
J. B. Lippincott

Collection of stories.

1950

LITWORK

Runyon on Broadway
Constable

Collection of stories.

1958

LITWORK

A Treasury of Damon Runyon
Random House / The Modern Library
0394600533 / 978-0394600536
Collection of short stories.

1986

LITWORK

Romance in the Roaring Forties and other stories
William Morrow & Company
0688054218 / 978-0688054212
Collection of short stories.

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