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O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the Magi", "The Caballero's Way", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief", as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings. Porter's stories are known for their naturalist observations, wi…
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culture · American writer (1862–1910) · writer · journalist · short story writer · also O. Henry, William Sydney Porter, Olivier Henry, Oliver Henry, Henry
Born 11 September 1862 · Died 5 June 1910 · Q172788
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1962· 1 entry
The Soviet Postal Service issued a stamp commemorating O
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1953· 1 entry
As "remain[ing] a minor classic in Russia"
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1910· 1 entry
Died 1910-06-05.
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1909· 2 entries
Sarah left him, and he died on June 5, 1910, of cirrhosis of the liver, complications of diabetes, and an enlarged heart
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Gave an interview to The New York Times, in which he gave an account of it:
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1907· 2 entries
To childhood sweetheart Sarah (Sallie) Lindsey Coleman, whom he met again after revisiting his native state of North Carolina
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In the July issue of Everybody's Magazine and collected in the book Heart of the West that same year
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1902· 1 entry
When he moved to New York City to be near his publishers
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1901· 1 entry
For good behavior after serving three years
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1898· 1 entry
At the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio
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1896· 1 entry
But the day before, as he was changing trains to get to the courthouse, he got scared
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1895· 1 entry
Was charged with embezzlement stemming from an audit of the bank
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1894· 1 entry
Was accused by the bank of embezzlement and lost his job but was not indicted at the time
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1891· 1 entry
The day after the new governor, Jim Hogg, was sworn in
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1888· 1 entry
Who died hours after birth, and then a daughter Margaret Worth Porter in September 1889
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1887· 2 entries
Porter eloped with Athol and they were married in the parlor of the home of the Reverend R
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At a salary of $100 a month, drawing maps from surveys and field notes
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1884· 1 entry
Where he decided to remain and was welcomed into the home of Richard's friends, Joseph Harrell, and his wife
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1879· 1 entry
Started working in his uncle's drugstore in Greensboro, and on August 30, 1881, at the age of 19, Porter was licensed as a pharmacist
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1862· 2 entries
Born 1862-09-11.
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In Greensboro, North Carolina, during the American Civil War
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