O. Henry

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O. Henry

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1862-09-11

1910-06-05

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Biography

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.

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Biography

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.

Best known for:

Filmography:

His Duty poster

His Duty(1909)

Original Story

Falling Leaves poster

Falling Leaves(1912)

Short Story

Thirty Days at Hard Labor poster

Thirty Days at Hard Labor(1912)

Story

The Caballero's Way poster

The Caballero's Way(1914)

Story

A Christmas Revenge poster

A Christmas Revenge(1915)

Story

The Venturers poster

The Venturers(1917)

Story

The Third Ingredient poster

The Third Ingredient(1917)

Story

I Will Repay poster

I Will Repay(1917)

Story

The Count and the Wedding Guest poster

The Count and the Wedding Guest(1918)

Story

Mammon and the Archer poster

Mammon and the Archer(1918)

Story

Everybody's Girl poster

Everybody's Girl(1918)

Story

You're Fired poster

You're Fired(1919)

Story

The Unknown Quantity poster

The Unknown Quantity(1919)

Story

Alias Jimmy Valentine poster

Alias Jimmy Valentine(1920)

Story

A Double-Dyed Deceiver poster

A Double-Dyed Deceiver(1920)

Story

The Garter Girl poster

The Garter Girl(1920)

Writer

An Unwilling Hero poster

An Unwilling Hero(1921)

Story

Girls poster

Girls(1927)

Story

A Man About Town poster

A Man About Town(1927)

Story

In Old Arizona poster

In Old Arizona(1928)

Original Story

A Straightforward Boy poster

A Straightforward Boy(1929)

Original Story

Life's Fragments poster

Life's Fragments(1929)

Story

The Texan poster

The Texan(1930)

Short Story

The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid(1931)

Story

Doctor Rhythm poster

Doctor Rhythm(1938)

Story

The Cisco Kid and the Lady poster

The Cisco Kid and the Lady(1939)

Writer

The Llano Kid poster

The Llano Kid(1939)

Story

Viva Cisco Kid poster

Viva Cisco Kid(1940)

Writer

The Gay Caballero poster

The Gay Caballero(1940)

Characters

Ride on Vaquero poster

Ride on Vaquero(1941)

Writer

Romance of the Rio Grande poster

Romance of the Rio Grande(1941)

Writer

The Cisco Kid Returns poster

The Cisco Kid Returns(1945)

Characters

In Old New Mexico poster

In Old New Mexico(1945)

Characters

South of the Rio Grande poster

South of the Rio Grande(1945)

Characters

Beauty and the Bandit poster

Beauty and the Bandit(1946)

Characters

The Gay Cavalier poster

The Gay Cavalier(1946)

Characters

King of the Bandits poster

King of the Bandits(1947)

Characters

Riding the California Trail poster

Riding the California Trail(1947)

Characters

Robin Hood of Monterey poster

Robin Hood of Monterey(1947)

Characters

Black Eagle poster

Black Eagle(1948)

Story

The Valiant Hombre poster

The Valiant Hombre(1948)

Characters

The Daring Caballero poster

The Daring Caballero(1949)

Characters

Satan's Cradle poster

Satan's Cradle(1949)

Characters

The Girl from San Lorenzo poster

The Girl from San Lorenzo(1950)

Characters

April in Portugal poster

April in Portugal(1956)

Writer

Il dono di Natale poster

Il dono di Natale(1956)

Writer

The O. Henry Playhouse poster

The O. Henry Playhouse(1957)

Story

Musafir poster

Musafir(1957)

Short Story

The Whirligig of Life poster

The Whirligig of Life(1958)

Writer

The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi(1958)

Short Story

The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief(1959)

Story

The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf(1959)

Short Story, Writer

The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf(1959)

Author

Strictly Business poster

Strictly Business(1963)

Short Story

Magnetické vlny léčí poster

Magnetické vlny léčí(1965)

Story

Sachaai poster

Sachaai(1969)

Short Story

Alta comedia poster

Alta comedia(1970)

Story

The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi(1972)

Short Story

Zameer poster

Zameer(1975)

Novel

The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief(1975)

Author

Gentlemen Who Were Unlucky poster

Gentlemen Who Were Unlucky(1977)

Story

Lacums in Chegemsky poster

Lacums in Chegemsky(1977)

Author

A Pink Christmas poster

A Pink Christmas(1978)

Novel

The Gift of Love poster

The Gift of Love(1978)

Short Story

I'll Not Become a Gangster, Dear poster

I'll Not Become a Gangster, Dear(1978)

Novel

The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf(1978)

Writer, Short Story

Cabbages and Kings poster

Cabbages and Kings(1979)

Novel

Snehada Sankole poster

Snehada Sankole(1982)

Original Story

The Trust That Has Burst poster

The Trust That Has Burst(1983)

Novel

The Trust That Has Burst poster

The Trust That Has Burst(1983)

Novel

The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf(1983)

Short Story

The Dream poster

The Dream(1983)

Story

The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief(1983)

Author

The Last Leaf poster

The Last Leaf(1984)

Author

The Imp With A Bushy Tail poster

The Imp With A Bushy Tail(1985)

Novel

Lakshmanrekha poster

Lakshmanrekha(1991)

Short Story

The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid(1994)

Characters

Bambai Ka Babu poster

Bambai Ka Babu(1996)

Short Story

The Ransom of Red Chief poster

The Ransom of Red Chief(1998)

Author

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas poster

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas(1999)

Story

The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi(2001)

Short Story

Johnny poster

Johnny(2003)

Original Concept

Raincoat poster

Raincoat(2004)

Short Story

Khatta Meetha poster

Khatta Meetha(2010)

Short Story

Gift of the Magi poster

Gift of the Magi(2010)

Short Story

Lootera poster

Lootera(2013)

Short Story

Twenty Years poster

Twenty Years(2017)

Short Story

The Gift of the Magi poster

The Gift of the Magi(2024)

Writer

The Last Raven poster

The Last Raven(2024)

Short Story

Open Eyes poster

Open Eyes(2025)

Story

10 Years Later poster

10 Years Later(2025)

Original Story

The Cactus poster

The Cactus

Original Story