Lardner, Ring(gold Wilmer)
- Lardner, Ring(gold Wilmer)
-
died Sept. 25, 1933, East Hampton, N.Y.
U.S. writer.
He worked as a newspaper reporter, sportswriter, and columnist before he began publishing fiction. He won popular success with comic stories about a baseball player, some collected in
You Know Me, Al (1916). Later collections, noted for their satire, narrative skill, and convincing vernacular language, include
How to Write Short Stories (1924) and
The Love Nest (1926). His son, the screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr., was one of the
Hollywood Ten and later wrote such hit movies as
M*A*S*H (1970).
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Lardner, Ring(gold Wilmer) — (6 mar. 1885, Niles, Mich., EE.UU.–25 sep. 1933, East Hampton, N.Y.). Escritor estadounidense. Se desempeñó como reportero, periodista deportivo y columnista antes de publicar sus primeras obras de ficción. Alcanzó gran éxito con sus divertidos… … Enciclopedia Universal
Lardner — [lärd′nər] Ring(gold Wilmer) 1885 1933; U.S. sports reporter & humorist … English World dictionary
Lardner — /lahrd neuhr/, n. Ring(gold Wilmer) /ring gohld wil meuhr/, 1885 1933, U.S. short story writer and journalist. * * * … Universalium
Lardner — Lard•ner [[t]ˈlɑrd nər[/t]] n. big Ring(gold Wilmer), 1885–1933, U.S. short story writer and journalist … From formal English to slang
Cadwalader Ringgold — (20 August 1802 29 April 1867) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in the United States Exploring Expedition, later headed an expedition to the Northwest and, after initially retiring, returned to service during the Civil War.(His … Wikipedia
