Runyon, Damon (1880-1946)
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...
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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 th...
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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 i...
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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. Kn...
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Runyon, Damon (1880-1946)
(Alfred) Damon Runyon