Henry, O., 1862-1910

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1862-09-11
Death 1910-06-05
Gender:
Male
Americans
English, English,

Biographical notes:

Lo premiered in Aurora, Ill., 25 Aug. 1909.

From the description of Lo : a musical comedy in two acts / by O. Henry and Franklin P. Adams : manuscript, [ca. 1909] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612861012

Author, from Greensboro (Guilford Co.), N.C.

From the description of Papers, 1905-1953. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20071535

Short-story writer.

From the description of O Henry letters, 1884 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23712406

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) was a short-story writer.

From the guide to the O. Henry Letters, ., 1884, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

American writer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Austin, to "Dave", [1885?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 698377780

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Austin, to "Dave", 1885 May 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270953203

American author ("O. Henry").

From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Austin, Texas, to "Dear Dave" [David Harrell], 1885 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618696

O. Henry was an American short-story writer.

From the guide to the Correspondence, 1898-1903., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

O. Henry was an American short story writer.

From the description of Correspondence, 1898-1903. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81407070

American short story writer; pseudonym of William Sidney Porter.

From the description of Papers of O. Henry, 1897-1954. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647825369

Born in North Carolina, Porter moved to Texas in 1882, eventually settling in Austin where he was variously employeed as a clerk, bookkeeper, a draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a bank teller, and a publisher of a weekly humor newspaper.

In 1898 he was convicted of embezzlement of funds from the Austin bank. While in prison he began writing, using the pseudonymn "O. Henry." After his release in 1902, he went to New York to continue writing. There he produced more than one hundred short stories before his death in 1910.

From the description of Porter, William Sydney, collection, 1888-1974. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 30462999

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Subjects:

  • American literature
  • American literature
  • Publishers and publishing
  • Authors, American
  • Authors, American
  • Short stories, American
  • Authors and publishers
  • American literature
  • Authors, American

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  • Authors

Places:

  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • Texas (as recorded)
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • TX, US
  • NC, US
  • NY, US

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