Damon Runyon (1880–1946)

Writer | Actor | Producer

Born out of wedlock in Manhattan, Kansas, but grew up in Denver. A close friend of fellow New York ...

Born: October 3, 1880
Died: December 10, 1946 (age 66)

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Filmography

Known For

Guys and Dolls Writer
Guys and Dolls Writer (1955)
The Big Street Writer (1942)
Known For

The Pride of the Yankees Writer (1942)
Writer

Three Wise Guys (2005)
Broadway Stories (1994)
Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Die Gräfin vom Naschmarkt (1980)
Butch Minds the Baby (1979)
Talisman (1968)
Arm, aber ehrlich (1964)
40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Butch passt aufs Baby auf (1961)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
The Ford Television Theatre (1954)
Money from Home (1953)
Stop, You're Killing Me (1952)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Suspense (1950)
Johnny One-Eye (1950)
Sorrowful Jones (1949)
It Ain't Hay (1943)
The Big Street (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)
Tight Shoes (1941)
Just a Cute Kid (1940)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
Straight Place and Show (1938)
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Racing Lady (1937)
The 3 Wise Guys (1936)
Professional Soldier (1935)
Hold 'Em Yale (1935)
Princess O'Hara (1935)
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
No Ransom (1934)
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)
Million Dollar Ransom (1934)
Midnight Alibi (1934)
Little Miss Marker (1934)
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
Writer

Lady for a Day (1933)
Actor

Daisy Kenyon Damon Runyon - Storrk Club Bar (1947)
Madison Square Garden Damon Runyon - Writer (1932)
Actor

Oh, Baby! Damon Rynyon (1926)
Producer

Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
The Big Street (1942)
Producer

Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
Archive footage

A New York State of Mind: Written by Damon Runyon (2007)

Did You Know

Author of the short stories "Guys and Dolls," "Little Miss Marker," "The Old Doll's House," "The Big Mitten," "The Lemon Drop Kid," and "Lady for a Day." With the exception of "Guys and Dolls" (which was made as a film for the first time in 1955, ...