★ Writing
1884 – 1946
· Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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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
1942
★ 6.6
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Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.
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1940s
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1950s
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1940s
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1930s
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