Damon Runyon
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Damon Runyon was an American newspaperman and short story writer best known for his humorous, slang-rich tales of New York City’s Broadway underworld that inspired works like *Guys and Dolls* and *Pocketful of Miracles*.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damon Runyon canonical | 18 |
| Alfred Damon Runyon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5352747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Damon Runyon Context triple: [Pocketful of Miracles, basedOnAuthor, Damon Runyon]
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A.
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his influential collaborations with director Ernst Lubitsch on classic Hollywood comedies.
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B.
Max Shulman
Max Shulman was an American writer and humorist best known for his satirical novels, short stories, and contributions to mid-20th-century popular culture in print and on screen.
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C.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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D.
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin was an American writer and director best known for his work on classic films and Broadway plays, including co-writing the screenplays for "Adam's Rib" and "Born Yesterday."
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E.
Ring Lardner Jr.
Ring Lardner Jr. was an American screenwriter and prominent member of the Hollywood Ten, best known for his Oscar-winning work on films such as "M*A*S*H."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Damon Runyon Target entity description: Damon Runyon was an American newspaperman and short story writer best known for his humorous, slang-rich tales of New York City’s Broadway underworld that inspired works like *Guys and Dolls* and *Pocketful of Miracles*.
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A.
Samson Raphaelson
Samson Raphaelson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his influential collaborations with director Ernst Lubitsch on classic Hollywood comedies.
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B.
Max Shulman
Max Shulman was an American writer and humorist best known for his satirical novels, short stories, and contributions to mid-20th-century popular culture in print and on screen.
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C.
Irving Morrow
Irving Morrow was an American architect best known for designing the Art Deco elements and iconic International Orange color scheme of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
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D.
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin was an American writer and director best known for his work on classic films and Broadway plays, including co-writing the screenplays for "Adam's Rib" and "Born Yesterday."
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E.
Ring Lardner Jr.
Ring Lardner Jr. was an American screenwriter and prominent member of the Hollywood Ten, best known for his Oscar-winning work on films such as "M*A*S*H."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatist
ⓘ
human ⓘ journalist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | throat cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredTopic |
baseball
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boxing ⓘ horse racing ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-10-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1946-12-10 ⓘ |
| employer |
Hearst newspapers
ⓘ
linked to:
Hearst Communications
New York American ⓘ |
| familyName | Runyon ⓘ |
| fullName |
Alfred Damon Runyon
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linked to:
Damon Runyon
|
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
humorous fiction ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alfred
ⓘ
Damon ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation ⓘ |
| influenced | American popular culture depictions of gangsters ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Guys and Dolls
ⓘ
Little Miss Marker (film adaptations) ⓘ
linked to:
Little Miss Marker (1980 film)
Pocketful of Miracles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement | Broadway literature ⓘ |
| notableFor | short stories about Broadway underworld characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bloodhounds of Broadway
ⓘ
Guys and Dolls (story collection basis) ⓘ
linked to:
Guys and Dolls
Little Miss Marker ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
ⓘ
newspaperman ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ sports columnist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan, Kansas, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan, Kansas
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
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| spouse |
Ellen Egan
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Patsy Runyon ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
formal, slang-rich dialogue
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present-tense narration ⓘ use of New York slang ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Damon Runyon Description of subject: Damon Runyon was an American newspaperman and short story writer best known for his humorous, slang-rich tales of New York City’s Broadway underworld that inspired works like *Guys and Dolls* and *Pocketful of Miracles*.
Referenced by (19)
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