Damon Runyon

[NOIRTRASH]

Never read him before today.

A writerly writer pointed Runyon out as a novella master and prose stylist of the 30s. The same writer characterized Raymond Chandler as a Damon Runyon disciple. So I read one story and agree. "Bosco Bob looked at the doll as if she were a whole drawer of silverware he wanted to flee with." GUYS AND DOLLS started life as a Damon Runyon tale. Guys comes from WISE GUYS, Mafia leaders.

 

[JustaSCOUNDREL]

When I was a kid there was a radio progrsam The Damon Runyon Theater the family used to listen. I just did a search and fount many of those radio shows have been recorded and ae available.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Damon_Runyon_Singles

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[NOIRTRASH]

When I was a kid there was a radio progrsam The Damon Runyon Theater the family used to listen. I just did a search and fount many of those radio shows have been recorded and ae available.

https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Damon_Runyon_Singles

SCOUNDREL

Cool! And thanks!!