Ring Lardner (1885–1933)
Author of You know Me Al: A Busher's Letters
About the Author
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner was born on March 6, 1885 in Niles, Mich. His unusual first name came from the Civil War Union admiral Cadwallader Ringgold, but he disliked his name and shortened it to Ring. Although he came to journalism somewhat by chance, taking a position that had originally been show more offered to his brother, Lardner soon found his niche, writing first about sports, particularly baseball, and later a humor column. Lardner worked as a sportswriter for several papers, including the Chicago American, the Boston American, and The Chicago Tribune. Eventually he began to write short stories, and today he is best known for his stories about baseball, and in particular You Know Me Al, a series of letters from Jack Keefe, a fictional baseball star, to his hometown friend, Al. The letters first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1914, and then were published in book form in 1916. Other short-story collections include Round Up, The Busher Returns, Gullible's Travels, and First and Last. Lardner also wrote one novel, The Big Town, and collaborated with George S. Kaufman on the play June Moon, which opened on Broadway in 1929 and was filmed a year later. Ring Lardner died in East Hampton, Long Island, N.Y. in 1933. Lardner's son, Ring Lardner, Jr., is also a writer whose credits include the screenplay for the movie M*A*S*H. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Ring Lardner, 1885-1933, was the father of Ring Lardner, Jr., 1915-2000. Please do not combine these authors.
Works by Ring Lardner
Ring Lardner's You know me Al: The comic strip adventures of Jack Keefe (A Harvest book) (1979) 19 copies
Ring Lardner's best stories,: Including, Haircut, Alibi Ike, The golden honeymoon, and all the other brilliant stories… (1938) 8 copies
I Can't Breathe 3 copies
Zone Or Quiet 2 copies
The Indispensable Ring Lardner 2 copies
A Day With Conrad Green 1 copy
Urban Cowboy 1 copy
Rare -Ring Lardner ROUND UP Limited edition Deluxe Gold Leather Gerry Gersten Art Fine (1977) 1 copy
Calatoriile lui Gullible 1 copy
BIR DERT KI 1 copy
Guantes de oro 1 copy
Short Stories 1 copy
Treat 'Em Rough 1 copy
Lost In The Horse-Latitudes 1 copy
Round Up, Notes From the Editors, From the Limited Edition Collection, the Collected Stories of the World's… (1981) 1 copy
Old Folks' Christmas 1 copy
Three Without, Doubled 1 copy
Harmony 1 copy
Hurry Kane 1 copy
Horseshoes 1 copy
There Are Smiles 1 copy
Anniversary 1 copy
Reunion 1 copy
Travelogue 1 copy
My Roomy 1 copy
A Caddy's Diary 1 copy
Mr. And Mrs. Fix-It 1 copy
Abend Di Anni Nouveau 1 copy
Carmen 1 copy
Mr. Frisbie 1 copy
The Maysville Minstrel 1 copy
Dinner bridge 1 copy
Who Dealt? 1 copy
Some Like Them Cold 1 copy
Liberty Hall 1 copy
Alibi Ike 1 copy
_(7) OLDIES - You Know Me Al 1 copy
Associated Works
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Contributor — 244 copies
The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table (2007) — Contributor — 87 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 5: Community Responsibility (1969) — Contributor — 30 copies
The Best Short Stories of 1922 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (2017) — Contributor — 6 copies
Modern Short Stories — Contributor — 3 copies
The Best Short Stories of 1926 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (1926) — Contributor — 3 copies
Great Comedies Made Into Movies: Little Miss Marker, Brother Orchid, Alibi Ike, Bringing Up Baby (Quick Reader 143) — Author — 2 copies
Rex Lardner Selects the Best of Sports Fiction — Contributor — 2 copies
14 American Masterpieces Vol.1 — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1885-03-06
- Date of death
- 1933-09-25
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Niles, Michigan, USA
- Place of death
- East Hampton, New York, USA
- Education
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Occupations
- sports columnist
short story writer - Relationships
- Lardner, Ring, Jr. (son)
Lardner, Kate (granddaughter)
Lardner, George (grandson)
Lardner, John (son)
Lardner Jr., George (great-nephew) - Organizations
- Chicago Tribune
South Bend Times - Short biography
- Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner (March 5, 1885 – September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short-story writer.
- Disambiguation notice
- Ring Lardner, 1885-1933, was the father of Ring Lardner, Jr., 1915-2000. Please do not combine these authors.
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I was ready to be done with him by the end, I hope he did make the trip overseas. and don't much care if he came back to baby Al.