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Damon Runyon (1880–1946)
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 ...
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Born:in Manhattan, Kansas, USADied:(age 66) in New York City, New York, USA |
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Writer (43 credits)
Writer (43 credits)
1994
Broadway Stories
(TV Series) (story - 5 episodes)
- Johnny One Eye
(1994)
... (story)
- Neat Strip
(1994)
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- Romance in the Roaring Forties
(1994)
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- The Old Doll's House
(1994)
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- Dancing Dan's Christmas
(1994)
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1955
Damon Runyon Theater
(TV Series) (story - 3 episodes)
- The Lacework Kid
(1955)
... (story)
- Dancing Dan's Christmas
(1955)
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- Pick the Winner
(1955)
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1954
The Ford Television Theatre
(TV Series) (characters - 1 episode)
- For the Love of Kitty
(1954)
... (characters)
1938
Straight Place and Show
(play "Saratoga Chips") / (story "That Ever-Loving Wife of Hymie" - uncredited)
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Actor (4 credits)
Actor (4 credits)
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Producer (3 credits)
Producer (3 credits)
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Self (3 credits)
Self (3 credits)
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Archive footage (1 credit)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
(Winter 1947) Howard Lindsay and his play, "A Slight Case of Murder," was performed in a Kenley Players production in Reading, Pennsylvania with James Dunn in the cast. John Kenley was artistic director. See more »
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The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong -- but that's the way to bet.Trivia:
Shortly after his death from throat cancer, his old friend and former assistant Walter Winchell established the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund in his memory. As the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Institute, the foundation continues to fund research into finding a cure for cancer. See more »Star Sign:
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