#Damon Runyon

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At the Source: Damon Runyon’s Broadway Stories

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Damon Runyon and Emile Zola: Banned in Apartheid South Africa

#censorship #emile zola #south africa #apartheid #damon runyon

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Poster from the film The Big Street (1942)

#poster #cine #cinema #film #movie #pelicula #Henry Fonda #Lucille Ball #1942 #forties #40s #The Big Street #Big Street #Damon Runyon #RKO #Hollywood #hollywood

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Doing it for some doll

The film musical Guys and Dolls is about honour among gamblers and hustlers. That’s why it’s shot in a stylised way in the studio. New post at Around The Edges.

There are some things you notice when you’re a fan of musicals and watch Guys and Dolls for the fifth or sixth time, as I did recently. You notice them a bit more if you make the mistake of looking at some of the online reviews of the film. Well, more of that later. The Guys and Dolls factfile reads something like this: a 1955 film directed by Joseph Mankiewicz, who adapted the screenplay from…

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#Damon Runyon #film musicals #Frank Sinatra #Guys and Dolls #Jean Simmons #Marlon Brando #Sam Goldwyn

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#cancer research #cancer survivor #damon runyon #dna #genes

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At the Source: Damon Runyon's Broadway Stories

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Damn Runyan Ate an Onion

Damon Runyan ate an onion On his way to fair. It made him weep, the little creep, And gave him mal de mer. D.H. Lawrence wept in torrents, Shedding bitter tears, When he came in and saw Damon Crying in his beer. Robert Ludlum tried to cuddle 'em, Passing out the hankies, But he cried too, with a "boo hoo hoo," And sniveled in his blankie. Henry James called them names In hopes their fears of crushing, But he was close to lachrymose And soon the tears were gushing. And even yet, this sad quartet Is drowning in their sorrow, And though they may let up today They'll start again tomorrow.

#poem #poetry #humor #authors #damon runyon #d. h. lawrence #robert ludlum #henry james

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Music 4 A Cure, October 11, Fairfield Theater Company!

Music 4 A Cure, October 11, Fairfield Theater Company!

Get your tickets online now at Music4ACure.com and join us for music and fun on October 11, 2022 to help fund the innovative research for a cure for cancer! Tickets sold out for last year’s event, so go online and get them today! Meet Colton Johnston, hear his promo for the event! Join Raveis Fairfield/Southport of William Raveis Real Estate for a fun evening fundraising event in support of…

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#Cure for Cancer #Damon Runyon #Dana Farber #Raveis Charitable Fund

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A VERY PERSONAL WRITING STYLE

"Only a rank sucker will think of taking two peeks at Dave the Dude's doll, because while Dave may stand for the first peek, figuring it is a mistake, it is a sure thing he will get sored up at the second peek, and Dave the Dude is certainly not a man to have sored up at you.

"Well, besides black hair, this doll has a complexion like I do not know what, and little feet and ankles, and a way of walking that is very pleasant to behold. Personally, I always take a gander at a doll's feet and ankles before I start handicapping her, because the way I look at it, the feet and ankles are the big tell in the matter of class, although I wish to state that I see some dolls in my time who have large feet and big ankles, but who are by no means bad."

- Damon Runyon

#writers #writing #writing style #immediately identifiable #Damon Runyon #got to admire it #nobody like him

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Runyon and Wodehouse: Opposing Sides of the Same Narrative Coin

Recently I've been reading two authors who, at first glance, have nothing in common. One is Damon Runyon author of multiple short stories some of which were gathered together in a collection called Guys and Dolls, (and later turned into a Broadway play).  The other is P.G. Wodehouse author of the many short stories and novellas involving the flaky aristocrat Wooster and his man Jeeves. Wodehouse sets his narratives among the wealthy and aristocratic during the Jazz Age (he is very British and very erudite) while Runyon travels in his stories among the fringy, shady element of big cities such as New York, Boston, and Chicago. Runyon is very American and very much a part of the proletariat. And yet these two share some striking qualities.

First, both create worlds that are completely fictitious. This is true of any author of fiction but it is especially true of these two. There never was a group of dandies like Wodehouse's Wooster who flitted their lives in harmless absurdity with never a heartbreak. Nor was there ever a class of bookies and minor crooks like those in Runyon's narratives who somehow never hurt a soul. In fact, some social critics might easily take aim at either author for romanticizing people who are destructive to the common good.

This HAS been done to Runyon especially since the gangster-with-a-heart-of-gold so popular in film is seen as his creation. But Wodehouse could also be accused of overlooking an exploitative class of individuals who live without any sense of people who do not have servants to help them dress, pack their things or assisted their progress through life. If ever there was a fellow whom the new revolution might hate its Bertie Wooster. Likewise, Jeeves would be seen by a Socialist reader as a broken sell-out since he seems to have no desire to rise but instead looks out for the best interests of his young master. However such objections are absurd since both authors are describing settings with little connection to a realistic worldview and both authors overtly admitted this during their careers.

Second, as part of the fantastic worlds they've created, each author has—with either Broadway or Wooster—a unique narrator with a clear, recognizable voice. The reader can hear the quality of the character in the text. Wooster who tells nearly all the stories about him and Jeeves speaks with a very British aristocratic voice. As he rattles along, he only half-remembers a range of classical educational quotes (often finished or corrected by Jeeves) with a "hip hip hurrah" sort of attitude. His likeableness is revealed by his ongoing praise for his valet about whom he often wonders why Jeeves does not go out on his own to make his fortune. He is a human cork bouncing around from one adventure to another, narrating everything as it happens.

Runyon's narrator, while unnamed, has often been given the handle of “Broadway.” (Since that seems to be the local in which he usually resides) His voice is as distinct as Wooster's, so much so that there is a book out entitled How to Tawk New Yorker which draws a lot from Runyon. "Leave us not be too quick to make harsh judgments in these matters." You know either as soon as they open their mouths.

Third and finally, both are hilariously funny and humor defines their art. They write to make their readers laugh. One critic notes that in lesser hands the adventures of Jeeves and Wooster could have deteriorated into just mere social commentary through bitter satire with Jeeves looking back at the reader with a smirk. But it does not happen with Wodehouse because Jeeves honestly likes his employer. And because he does, we do.

The same could be said of Runyon who can have a well-known criminal claim: "I've gone straight, which I can prove by my thirty-three arrests and zero convictions." Each author portrays a class most readers know little of. and the elements of stories often involve the interaction of people from other parts of society. But neither Runyon nor Wodehouse chose the overt social commentary. Instead, each portrays people who are fundamentally fun to hear about and often would like to know. Sky Masterson never welches on a bet. Wooster is always there to help out a school chum (although it is Jeeves who usually figures out how).

I would also say that both describe a reality which supersedes the “realistic” tradition—something closer to what many have called Dickensian.  This is the ability to create memorable characters who exhibit humane qualities, who are at their center kind and even honorable in their own lights.  Thus, we the readers enjoy their company.

In the end, as different as these two authors are, their goals and skills bring them together and both are very good reads.

#damon runyon #pg wodehouse #narrative art #literature

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Me waiting for my Hit Post to die down so I can use my notifications to see who likes my Lupin III/Guys and Dolls fusion fic.

#i joke it's not actually a guys and dolls fusion fic #it's just a lupin iii fic in the style of a damon runyon story #or as close as i could get #turns out that's kind of a hard style to imitate but i got some good lines in there anyhow #i admit that there is a niche audience #anyway this is a very temporally-limited kinda issue so i only have to wait like another two days max and it'll blow over

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the babysitter, sitting on top of this whirl

We cut down the number of "br-r-t"s to one, and decide "we don't like her" is redundant.

Interesting "Cowboys and Indians" falls aside. Not as much top of mind, where is Gunsmoke on the tv?, but just drifting in other directions.

Tantrum. Emotional manipulation. A call back and projection.

Not going to be playing with darts any longer. The pies probably creates a better visual.

The last panel for whichever dance Betty was trying to earn money to buy a dress for and show up Veronica has the second hand information that Betty is not there and she no longer likes boys. Broke her dates with Jughead.

#Archie Comics #Little Archie #Betty Cooper #Damon #Runyon #Harry #Barry #Twins #Babysitting #Cowboys and Indians #Maypole #Darts #Pie throw #Ray Gill(?) #1953 #Dexter Taylor #1970 #Reggie Mantle #Veronica Lodge #Jughead

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Tom Cherry’s Old Time Radio Show celebrates Halloween on October 28, 2023 at the Farmland Community Center at 3:00 pm! Frightful episodes of Suspense and The Damon Runyon Theater will be featured! Plus an unlucky audience member will get a chance to play It Pays to Be Creepy!

The cast includes Sean Orlosky, Bob Green, Missy Donahue, Katy Wolfe, Angela Gick, Jeff Rapkin, Larry Beck, Debby Girtman, the sound effects team, Judy Cole and Cliff Lowe and special guest stars, Sean Heline and Todd Terrell!

Audience members are encouraged to dress in costume and to participate in the show’s ninth annual prize winning costume contest as well! Plus free candy while supplies last!

That’s October 28 at 3:00 pm at the Farmland Community Center (100 N. Main St, Farmland, Indiana)! Tickets are just one dollar! For more information, please call 765-468-7631.

Radio fun for everyone!

Photograph by Scott Forbes

#tom cherry's old time radio show #farmland community center #sean orlosky #bob green #katy wolfe #jeff rapkin #larry beck #missy donahue #angela gick #debby girtman #todd terrell #sean heline #judy cole #cliff lowe #suspense #the damon runyon theater #it pays to be creepy #photograph #scott forbes #ninth annual prize winning costume contest #halloween

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#like in japanrse #law’s curt nd casual #I don’t get these fics that never have him #using contractions #and speaking formally #I think he’s exact #but I don’t think he speaks like a formal essay #shame #cos lotsa fics are well written otherwise #Damon Runyon 1920s gangsters don’t use contractions #but I don’t think that’s the vibe they’re going for

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#cancer research #chemotherapy #damon runyon #gut #gut bacteria

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GUYS GUYS GUYS

I just took a closer look at what book Bucky was reading when the mission's on delay, and he's reading "Guys and Dolls" by Damon Runyon. Damon Runyon, I thought...then it hit me! Damon Runyon was the journalist that John Egan famously modeled his particular manner of speaking after!! I scoured through my 100th BG book collection and found where I read it! It was in "Luck of the Draw" by navigator Frank Murphy! Frank is played by Jonas Moore in the above scene!

Luck of the Draw, pg. 118

"Although he was from Wisconsin, he was captivated by the idiomatic speech of the characters in New York columnist Damon Runyon's popular stories of the tough "guys and dolls" that were popular in New York City before the war. He punctuated his speech with phrases such as, "I'm Mrs. Egan's bad boy, John." He was prewar Air Corps and seemed to feel that he had to live up to Hollywood's image of a dashing pilot-but unlike his standoffish predecessor, he was jovial and friendly. I liked Bucky Egan."

I thought this detail was amazing and wanted to share!!

#masters of the air spoilers #mota spoilers #masters of the air #john egan #major john egan #hbo war #callum turner #mota #john bucky egan #bucky egan #road to masters of the air