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Damon Runyon(1880-1946)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Damon Runyon
Born out of wedlock in Manhattan, Kansas, but grew up in Denver. A close friend of fellow New York sportswriter--and former western gunfighter--William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson, who knew the Runyan family in Denver. In the late teens and early 1920s both Ed Sullivan and Walter Winchell worked as Runyon's leg men. Buried in New York's Woodlawn Cemetery.
BornOctober 3, 1880
DiedDecember 10, 1946(66)
BornOctober 3, 1880
DiedDecember 10, 1946(66)
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Damon Runyon
Damon Runyon

Known for

Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
  • Writer
    Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Guys and Dolls
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1955
    Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, and Sam Levene in The Big Street (1942)
    The Big Street
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1942
    Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
    The Pride of the Yankees
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1942

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Judd Nelson, Tom Arnold, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and Eddie McClintock in Three Wise Guys (2004)
      Three Wise Guys
      • story "Three Wise Guys" (special recognition)
      • TV Movie
      • 2004
    • Broadway Stories
      • story
      • TV Series
      • 1994
    • Jackie Chan and Anita Mui in Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
      Miracles: The Canton Godfather
      • Writer (1933 screenplay "Lady for a Day")
      • 1989
    • Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
      Bloodhounds of Broadway
      • short stories
      • 1989
    • Julie Andrews, Walter Matthau, and Sara Stimson in Little Miss Marker (1980)
      Little Miss Marker
      • story
      • 1980
    • Die Gräfin vom Naschmarkt
      • based on the short story: 'Madam La Gimp'
      • TV Movie
      • 1980
    • Butch Minds the Baby
      • story
      • Short
      • 1979
    • Jirí Sovák and Roman Komrs in Talisman (1968)
      Talisman
      • short story
      • TV Movie
      • 1968
    • Arm, aber ehrlich
      • story
      • Short
      • 1964
    • 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
      40 Pounds of Trouble
      • story "Little Miss Marker" (uncredited)
      • 1962
    • Bette Davis, Peter Falk, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, Thomas Mitchell, and Arthur O'Connell in Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
      Pocketful of Miracles
      • story
      • 1961
    • Butch passt aufs Baby auf
      • play
      • TV Movie
      • 1961
    • Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
      Guys and Dolls
      • from a story
      • 1955
    • John Bromfield and Maxie Rosenbloom in Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
      Damon Runyon Theater
      • story
      • TV Series
      • 1955
    • The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
      The Ford Television Theatre
      • characters
      • TV Series
      • 1954

    Actor

    • Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, and Joan Crawford in Daisy Kenyon (1947)
      Daisy Kenyon
      • Damon Runyon - Stork Club Bar (uncredited)
      • 1947
    • Jack Oakie in Madison Square Garden (1932)
      Madison Square Garden
      • Damon Runyon - Writer
      • 1932
    • 'Little Billy' Rhodes in Oh, Baby! (1926)
      Oh, Baby!
      • Damon Runyon
      • 1926

    Producer

    • June Haver, Dick Haymes, and Monty Woolley in Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
      Irish Eyes Are Smiling
      • producer
      • 1944
    • Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, and Sam Levene in The Big Street (1942)
      The Big Street
      • producer
      • 1942
    • Broderick Crawford, Virginia Bruce, Dick Foran, Porter Hall, Shemp Howard, and Richard Lane in Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
      Butch Minds the Baby
      • producer
      • 1942
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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • October 3, 1880
      • Manhattan, Kansas, USA
    • Died
      • December 10, 1946
      • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
    • Spouses
        Patrice Amati del GrandeJuly 7, 1932 - June 1946 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Stage: Wrote "Guys and Dolls", produced on Broadway. Musical. Cast: Oliver Platt and Lauren Graham.
    • Publicity listings
      • 5 Print Biographies
      • 3 Portrayals
      • 3 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      After his death, as requested in his will, he was cremated and his ashes scattered over Manhattan by his son from a plane piloted by his old friend, legendary flier Eddie Rickenbacker.
    • Quotes
      The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to bet.

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