Damon Runyon

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Guys_and_Dolls_(film)
gptkb:Guys_and_Dolls_(musical)
gptkb:Lady_for_a_Day_(film)
gptkb:Little_Miss_Marker_(film)
gptkb:Pocketful_of_Miracles_(film)
gptkbp:almaMater no formal higher education
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-10-04
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Alfred_Damon_Runyan
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Manhattan,_Kansas,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_The_Bronx
gptkbp:causeOfDeath throat cancer
gptkbp:children gptkb:Damon_Runyon_Jr.
gptkb:Mary_Runyon
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-12-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:New_York_Journal
gptkb:The_Pueblo_Chieftain
gptkb:The_Denver_Post
gptkb:New_York_American
gptkbp:genre journalism
short story
sports writing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Damon Runyon
gptkbp:influenced American slang
Broadway culture
gptkbp:knownFor Runyonese (distinctive writing style)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Guys_and_Dolls
gptkb:The_Idyll_of_Miss_Sarah_Brown
gptkbp:occupation journalist
short story
sports commentator
gptkbp:religion Methodist (raised)
gptkbp:restingPlace ashes scattered over Broadway, Manhattan
gptkbp:signature Damon Runyon signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ellen_Egan
gptkb:Peggy_Brooks
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Damon_Runyon_Cancer_Research_Foundation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_World
gptkb:Cotton_Club
gptkb:The_Big_Street
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5