Runyan, Damon
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| Birthname | Runyan, Alfred Damon | ||
| born on | 3 October 1880 | ||
| Place | Manhattan KS, USA, 39n11, 96w34 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m96w34 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   10°55'  or 
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Biography
American journalist, author and movie producer. He enlisted in the Spanish-American war at age 14 and was a news reporter by 1900 for the next ten years. From 1911 he covered sports and wars and became a columnist for the Hearst chain after 1937. Runyan published from 1911, becoming a writer and producer since 1942.
He died 12/10/1946 of throat cancer.
Events
- Work : New Career 1900 (News reporter)
- Work : New Job 1937 (Started working for the Hearst corp.)
- Death by Disease 10 December 1946 (Throat cancer, age 66 app., unverified birth year)
Source Notes
Church of Light quotes Ed Weiner, "The Damon Runyan Story" 1948, for October 8, 1880, 6:18 AM LMT. That biography gives October 3, 1880 with no time of birth. Current Biography Obit gives October 4, 1884-1946. Steinbrecher quotes "Pioneers of the Bluestem Prairie" for an account of the Runyan family, where the birthdate for Alfred Damon is given as October 3, 1880.
Categories
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist (War correspondant)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Throat, terminal)
- Lifestyle : Home : Left home early less than 18 (Army at 14)
