Ring Lardner | |
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Born | Ringgold Wilmer Lardner March 6, 1885 Niles, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | September 25, 1933 East Hampton, New York, U.S. | (aged 48)
Occupation | Writer, journalist |
Spouse | Ellis Abbot |
Children | John, James, Ring Jr., and David |
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885[1] – September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre. His contemporaries—Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and F. Scott Fitzgerald—all professed strong admiration for his writing, and author John O'Hara directly attributed his understanding of dialogue to him.