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Damon Runyon
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Damon Runyon

1884 – 1946 · Manhattan, Kansas, USA · Active 1933–2005

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from the Brooklyn or Midtown demi-monde. The adjective "Runyonesque" refers to this type of character as well as to the type of situations and dialog that Runyon depicted. He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hu...

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The Big Street

The Big Street

1942 ★ 6.6
Writer

Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.

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Filmography

33 credits
1960s 1 credit
1966
TV ★ 10.0
1940s 1 credit
1948
TV ★ 6.8
Crew Credits
2000s 1 credit
2005
Movie ★ 4.3
1980s 2 credits
1989
Movie ★ 5.7
1980
Movie ★ 6.6
1960s 2 credits
1968
Talisman Short Story
Movie
1961
Movie ★ 7.3
1950s 6 credits
1955
Movie ★ 6.5
1953
Movie ★ 6.0
1952
Movie ★ 6.9
1952
Movie ★ 7.7
1951
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Movie ★ 5.1
1940s 8 credits
1949
Movie ★ 6.5
1944
Movie ★ 5.8
1943
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Movie ★ 5.8
1942
Movie ★ 5.8
1942
Movie ★ 8.0
1941
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
Movie ★ 10.0
1930s 12 credits
1938
Movie ★ 6.4
1935
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
Movie ★ 8.0
1935
Movie ★ 5.7
1934
Movie ★ 6.3
1934
Movie ★ 8.0
1934
Movie ★ 6.7
1934
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Movie ★ 5.0
1934
A Very Honorable Guy Original Story
Movie ★ 6.0
1933
Movie ★ 7.1