It’s the birthday of Damon Runyon, born in Manhattan, Kansas (1884). He was a newspaper man. He moved to New York in 1910. The musical Guys and Dolls was based on his stories. He said, “The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.”
From the Writer’s Almanac by Garrison Keillor
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Because I’ve never read any of Runyon’s work, he’s really only a name to me. But if his writing gave rise to ‘Guys and Dolls,’ he must have been a good wordsmith. I’ve heard the play described as the greatest musical ever and I don’t think that I would argue with that.
You’ll get no argument from me
I was Liver Lips Louie is a production of this musical. Loved every minute of it.
Damon Runyon, huh? I wonder if he ever got cider in his ear …
and was it sprayed by a jack of spades?