Damon Runyon
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Damon Runyon was an American newspaperman and short story writer best known for his humorous, slang-rich tales of New York City’s Broadway underworld that inspired works like *Guys and Dolls* and *Pocketful of Miracles*.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Damon Runyon canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dramatist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | throat cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredTopic |
baseball
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boxing ⓘ horse racing ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-10-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1946-12-10 ⓘ |
| employer |
Hearst newspapers
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New York American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Runyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alfred Damon Runyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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humorous fiction ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alfred
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Damon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American popular culture depictions of gangsters ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Guys and Dolls
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Little Miss Marker (film adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pocketful of Miracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | Broadway literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | short stories about Broadway underworld characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bloodhounds of Broadway
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Guys and Dolls (story collection basis) NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Miss Marker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
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newspaperman ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ sports columnist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Manhattan, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Ellen Egan
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Patsy Runyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
formal, slang-rich dialogue
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present-tense narration ⓘ use of New York slang ⓘ |
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