Choose language

Forgot your password?

Need a Spoofbox account? Create one for FREE!

No subscription or hidden extras

Login


I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is 6 to 5 against.


Damon Runyon


#ago #came #conclusion #i #life



Quote by Damon Runyon

Read through all quotes from Damon Runyon



About Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon Quotes



Did you know about Damon Runyon?

After Ellen Runyon died of the effects of her own drinking problems Runyon and Patrice married; that marriage ended in 1946 when Patrice left Runyon for a younger man. The first ever telethon was hosted by Milton Berle in 1949 to raise funds for the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Pully Stubby Kaye Johnny Silver Tom Pedi.

He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers hustlers actors and gangsters few of whom go by "square" names preferring instead colorful monikers such as "Nathan Detroit" "Benny Southstreet" "Big Jule" "Harry the Horse" "Good Time Charley" "Dave the Dude" or "The Seldom Seen Kid. " His distinctive vernacular style is known as "Runyonese": a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang almost always in present tense and always devoid of contractions.

back to top