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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:O._Henry
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gptkbp:active_years
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1898-1910
1890-1910
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
television adaptations
film adaptations of his stories
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gptkbp:art_movement
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gptkb:Realism
American literature
Naturalism
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gptkbp:associated_with
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realism
romanticism
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:O._Henry_Award
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1862-09-11
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Greensboro,_North_Carolina,_USA
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gptkbp:born
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gptkb:Greensboro,_North_Carolina
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:career_start
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gptkb:Company
bank teller
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Ethel_Porter
Margaret Porter
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gptkbp:contribution
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popularizing the short story format
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gptkbp:convicted_of
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served three years for embezzlement
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced popular culture
inspired adaptations in film and theater
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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icon of American literature
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gptkbp:death_date
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1910-06-05
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:North_Carolina_State_University
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:anthology
twist endings in stories
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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" Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."
" It is the gift of the Magi that is the greatest gift of all."
" It is the gift of the Magi that makes the world go round."
" The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart."
" It is the gift of the Magi that makes the story so beautiful."
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:anthology
gptkb:Author
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Sidney Porter
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gptkbp:influence
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modern short story writers
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
modern short story writers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Nathaniel_Hawthorne
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Alexander_Chekhov
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Ambrose_Bierce
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Borough
American life
his experiences in life
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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gptkb:O._Henry
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:anthology
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gptkbp:legacy
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O. Henry Awards given annually
influential American author
O. Henry Awards named in his honor
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gptkbp:name
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gptkb:O._Henry
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
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gptkbp:notable_character
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gptkb:Della_Dillingham_Young
gptkb:Behrman
gptkb:Jim_Young
gptkb:The_Man_in_the_Black_Suit
gptkb:Red_Chief
the narrator in The Last Leaf
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Cop_and_the_Anthem
gptkb:The_Gift_of_the_Magi
gptkb:The_Last_Leaf
gptkb:The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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gptkb:O._Henry_Festival
celebrated in literature classes
O. Henry Award for short stories
Literary memorials and festivals
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gptkbp:related_to
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American literature
short story genre
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Athol_Estes
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:musical
realism
twist endings
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:Saint
love
irony
human nature
urban life
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gptkbp:website
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www.o-henry.com
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gptkbp:wrote
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popularized the twist ending
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