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Overview
Date of Birth:
11 September
1862
,
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Date of Death:
5 June
1910
, New York City, New York, USA
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Mini Biography:
Famous as the master of the short story with a surprise ending,
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Died at the age of forty seven. An alcoholic, he died virtually penniless.
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Alternate Names:
James L. Bliss | Olivier Henry | William Sidney Porter {O. Henry} | O'Henry | William Sydney Porter
Filmography
Writer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
1940s
1930s
1920s
1910s
1900s
Makes the Whole World Kin
(2009) (story)
Shadows in the Wind
(2009) (short story "The Last Leaf")
... aka Sombras en el viento (Spain)
The Last Leaf
(2004) (V) (written by)
Raincoat
(2004) (adapted from the story "Gift of Magi")
The Last Leaf
(2003) (short story)
By Courier
(2000) (writer)
The Ransom of Red Chief
(1998) (TV) (short story)
Wishbone's Dog Days of the West
(1998) (TV) (stories Heart of the West)
Koroli i kapusta
(1996) (story)
... aka Cabbages and Kings (International: English title: literal title)
The Cisco Kid
(1994) (TV) (character)
Silent Love
(1994) (story)
The Last Leaf
(1993) (short story)
Ruthless People
(1986) (story "The Ransom of Red Chief")
Princese un puma
(1986) (story)
Jimmy Valentine
(1985) (TV) (story "A Retrieved Reformation")
... aka O. Henry's Jimmy Valentine (USA: complete title)
"Trest, kotoryy lopnul"
(1984)
TV mini-series
(book "A noble swindler")
... aka Трест, который лопнул (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka The Trust That Has Burst
Barg o bad
(1984) (short story)
... aka The Leaf and the Wind (International: English title: literal title)
The Gift of the Magi
(1980) (story) (writer)
The Gift of Love
(1978) (TV) (story "The Gift of the Magi")
A Pink Christmas
(1978) (TV) (short story "The Cop and the Anthem") (as O'Henry)
... aka Pink Panther in 'A Pink Christmas' (USA: long title)
The Gift of the Magi
(1978) (TV) (writer)
"ABC Weekend Specials"
(1 episode, 1977)
-
The Ransom of Red Chief
(1977)
TV episode
(story)
"Great Mysteries"
(2 episodes, 1974)
... aka Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
-
The Furnished Room
(1974)
TV episode
(story)
-
Compliments of the Season
(1974)
TV episode
(story)
Koroli i kapusta
(1970) (book)
... aka Короли и капуста (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Cabbages and Kings (International: English title: informal title)
Kun ympäri käydään...
(1967) (TV) (short story "The Whirligig Of Life")
Jim Valentines großer Coup
(1967) (TV) (short story)
À la belle étoile
(1966) (TV) (short story "The Cop and the Anthem")
"Alta comedia"
(1965)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
Policajt a chorál
(1965) (short story "The Cop and the Anthem")
Potouchlé skotacinky zivota
(1964) (story)
"Pakinateatteri"
(1 episode, 1962)
-
Kohtalotoverit
(1962)
TV episode
(writer)
Price iz hotela
(1962) (TV) (novels)
Novogodisnji poklon
(1962) (TV) (writer)
Tri price o Dzefu Pitersu
(1962) (TV) (novels)
Delovye lyudi
(1962) (stories "The Roads We Take", "Makes the Whole World Kin" and "The Ransom of Red Chief")
... aka Деловые люди (Soviet Union: Russian title)
... aka Business People
Prva ljubav
(1962) (TV) (novel)
Qiu feng can ye
(1960) (story)
... aka Autumn Leaf
Habitación de alquiler
(1960) (story)
The Ransom of Red Chief
(1959) (TV) (story)
Le grand chef
(1959) (novel)
... aka Gangster Boss (USA)
... aka Noi gangsters (Italy)
... aka The Big Chief
"Hallmark Hall of Fame"
(1 episode, 1958)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
-
The Gift of the Magi
(1958)
TV episode
(story "The Gift of the Magi")
"The O. Henry Playhouse"
(1 episode, 1957)
-
Hiding of Black Bill
(1957)
TV episode
(story)
"Kraft Television Theatre"
(1 episode, 1956)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
-
The Gentle Grafter
(1956)
TV episode
(story)
"Kraft Television Theatre"
(2 episodes, 1953-1956)
... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
-
The Gentle Grafter
(1956)
TV episode
(story)
-
Alias Jimmy Balentine
(1953)
TV episode
(writer)
"The Cisco Kid"
(156 episodes, 1950-1956)
-
Tangled Trails
(1956)
TV episode
(characters)
-
Magician of Jamesville
(1956)
TV episode
(characters)
-
Dangerous Shoemaker
(1956)
TV episode
(characters)
-
West of the Law
(1956)
TV episode
(characters)
-
Kilts and Sombreros
(1956)
TV episode
(characters)
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151 more
)
"The Red Skelton Show"
(1 episode, 1954)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
-
The Cop and the Anthem
(1954)
TV episode
(story "The Cop and the Anthem")
"The Revlon Mirror Theater"
(1 episode, 1953)
-
The Little Wife
(1953)
TV episode
(writer)
"General Electric Theater"
(1 episode, 1953)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
-
Best Seller
(1953)
TV episode
(writer)
Full House
(1952/I) (story)
... aka O. Henry's Full House (USA: complete title)
"Nash Airflyte Theatre"
(1 episode, 1950)
... aka Airflyte Theatre
-
A Double-Dyed Deceiver
(1950)
TV episode
(story)
The Girl from San Lorenzo
(1950) (character)
... aka Don Amigo
Satan's Cradle
(1949) (character)
... aka The Devil's Den (USA: alternative title)
The Daring Caballero
(1949) (characters)
... aka Guns of Fury (USA: TV title)
The Gay Amigo
(1949) (character)
... aka The Daring Rogue (USA: TV title)
Valiant Hombre
(1948) (character)
Black Eagle
(1948) (story "The Passing of Black Eagle")
... aka Horse, Black Eagle, the Story of a (USA: reissue title)
King of the Bandits
(1947) (character)
Robin Hood of Monterey
(1947) (character)
Riding the California Trail
(1947) (character creator)
Beauty and the Bandit
(1946) (characters)
South of Monterey
(1946) (characters)
The Gay Cavalier
(1946) (character)
South of the Rio Grande
(1945) (characters)
The Cisco Kid in Old New Mexico
(1945) (character)
... aka In Old New Mexico (informal alternative title)
The Cisco Kid Returns
(1945) (character)
... aka The Daring Adventurer (USA: alternative title)
Ride on Vaquero
(1941) (character)
Romance of the Rio Grande
(1941) (characters)
The Gay Caballero
(1940) (character The Cisco Kid) (as William Sydney Porter)
Lucky Cisco Kid
(1940) (character Cisco Kid)
Viva Cisco Kid
(1940) (characters) (as William Sydney Porter)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
(1939) (character) (as William Sidney Porter {O. Henry})
The Llano Kid
(1939) (story "Double Dyed Deceiver")
Dr. Rhythm
(1938) (story "The Badge of Policeman O'Roon")
... aka Doctor Rhythm
Velikiy uteshitel
(1933) (story "A Retrieved Information")
... aka The Great Consoler
The Cisco Kid
(1931) (story)
The Texan
(1930) (story "The Double-Dyed Deceiver")
Tokkan kozo
(1929) (story "The Ransom of Red Chief")
... aka A Straightforward Boy
Fragmentos da vida
(1929) (story)
In Old Arizona
(1928) (story "The Caballero's Way")
Alias Jimmy Valentine
(1928) (story "A Retrieved Reformation")
Suite Homes
(1927) (story)
A Man About Town
(1927) (story)
Fortune's Mask
(1922) (story)
An Unwilling Hero
(1921) (story "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking")
Roads of Destiny
(1921) (story)
A Double-Dyed Deceiver
(1920) (story)
The Garter Girl
(1920) (story "The Momento")
Thimble, Thimble
(1920) (story)
Alias Jimmy Valentine
(1920) (story "A Retrieved Reformation")
A Philistine in Bohemia
(1920) (story)
Telemachus, Friend
(1920) (story)
The Friendly Call
(1920) (story)
The Roads We Take
(1920) (story)
The Call Loan
(1920) (story)
A Ruler of Men
(1920) (story)
The Day Resurgent
(1920) (story)
The Ransom of Mack
(1920) (story)
The Ghost of a Chance
(1919) (story)
The Buried Treasure
(1919) (story)
The Guardian of the Accolade
(1919) (story)
You're Fired
(1919) (story "The Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss")
Shocks of Doom
(1919) (story)
The Unknown Quantity
(1919) (story)
The Border Terror
(1919) (story "The Caballero's Way")
Everybody's Girl
(1918) (story "Brick Dust Row")
Transients in Arcadia
(1918) (story)
A Bird of Bagdad
(1918) (story)
The Changing Woman
(1918) (story "A Matter of Mean Elevation")
The Marquis and Miss Sally
(1918) (story)
Springtime à la Carte
(1918) (story)
The Trimmed Lamp
(1918) (story)
Mammon and the Archer
(1918) (story)
One Thousand Dollars
(1918) (story)
The Girl and the Graft
(1918) (story)
The Brief Debut of Tildy
(1918) (story)
Sisters of the Golden Circle
(1918) (story)
The Enchanted Profile
(1918) (story)
Find the Woman
(1918) (story "Cherchez la Femme")
The Purple Dress
(1918) (story)
The Song and the Sergeant
(1918) (story)
A Ramble in Aphasia
(1918) (story)
Tobin's Palm
(1918) (story)
Lost on Dress Parade
(1918) (story)
A Madison Square Arabian Night
(1918) (story)
By Injunction
(1918) (story)
An American Live Wire
(1918) (story "The Lotus and the Bottle")
The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball
(1918) (story)
The Thing's the Play
(1918) (story)
Schools and Schools
(1918) (story)
The Moment of Victory
(1918) (story)
Compliments of the Season
(1918) (story)
The Fifth Wheel
(1918) (story)
The Hiding of Black Bill
(1918) (story)
The Fourth in Salvador
(1918) (story)
Two Renegades
(1917) (story)
The Enchanted Kiss
(1917) (story)
The Last Leaf
(1917) (story)
One Dollar's Worth
(1917) (story)
Hygeia at the Solito
(1917) (story)
A Night in New Arabia
(1917) (story)
The Skylight Room
(1917) (story)
I Will Repay
(1917) (story "A Municipal Report")
The Renaissance at Charleroi
(1917) (story)
... aka The Renaissance (USA: alternative title)
Law and Order
(1917) (story)
The Lonesome Road
(1917) (writer)
The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson
(1917) (story)
The Duplicity of Hargraves
(1917) (story)
Blind Man's Holiday
(1917) (story)
The Last of the Troubadours
(1917) (story)
The Guilty Party
(1917) (story)
John Tom Little Bear
(1917) (story)
The Furnished Room
(1917) (story)
The Defeat of the City
(1917) (story)
The Venturers
(1917) (story)
The Coming Out of Maggie
(1917) (story)
No Story
(1917) (story)
The Love Philtre of Ikey Schoenstein
(1917) (story)
A Little Speck in Garnered Fruit
(1917) (story)
A Departmental Case
(1917) (story)
The Gold That Glittered
(1917) (story)
Strictly Business
(1917) (story)
The Cop and the Anthem
(1917) (story)
A Service of Love
(1917) (story)
Vanity and Some Sables
(1917) (story)
Past One at Rooney's
(1917) (story)
Madame Bo-Peep
(1917) (story "Madame Bo-Peep of the Ranches")
The Green Door
(1917) (story)
The Marionettes
(1917) (story)
The Gift of the Magi
(1917) (story)
The Third Ingredient
(1917) (story)
Friends in San Rosario
(1917) (story)
The Atavism of Tom
(1917) (writer)
Liubvi syurprizy tshchetnye
(1916) (story "The Gift of the Magi")
... aka Love's Surprises Are Futile (International: English title)
A Christmas Revenge
(1915) (story "A Chaparral Christmas Gift")
Alias Jimmy Valentine
(1915) (story "A Retrieved Reformation")
Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
(1914) (story)
The Stirrup Brother; or, The Higher Abdication
(1914) (story)
... aka The Stirrup Brother (USA: short title)
The Saving Presence
(1914) (story)
The Caballero's Way
(1914) (writer)
The Reformation of Calliope
(1913) (writer)
The Badge of Policeman O'Roon
(1913) (writer)
All on Account of an Egg
(1913) (writer)
Hearts and Crosses
(1913) (story)
A Splendid Scapegrace
(1913) (story "A Blackjack Bargainer")
Friends in San Rosario
(1912) (story)
A Western Prince Charming
(1912) (story)
Thirty Days at Hard Labor
(1912) (story "Halberdier of the Little Rheinschloss")
Pat Clancy's Adventure
(1911) (story "The Shamrock and the Palm")
The Trapper's Five Dollar Bill
(1911) (story "The Whirligig of Life")
The Ransom of Red Chief
(1911) (story)
The Mexican's Gratitude
(1911) (story "A Chaparral Christmas Gift")
A Summer Tragedy
(1910) (story "Transients in Arcadia")
His Duty
(1909) (story)
Trying to Get Arrested
(1909) (story)
The Sacrifice
(1909) (story "The Gift of the Magi")
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1986) Book: "O. Henry's Texas Stories", ed. by Marian McClintock and M. Simms. Still Point Press, Dallas.
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