Ring Lardner

Writer, Actor

March 6, 1885 — August 25, 1933 (48 years)
Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner was an American sports columnist and short-story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre. His contemporaries Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all professed strong admiration for his writing.

Known For

  • Champion
    Champion
  • Alibi Ike
    Alibi Ike
  • Great Performances
    Great Performances
    54 Seasons
  • Elmer, the Great
    Elmer, the Great
  • The Adventures of Robin Hood
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    4 Seasons
  • The Golden Honeymoon
    The Golden Honeymoon

Filmography

1929
Glorifying the American Girl · as Self (uncredited)

1920
Go and Get It · as Cast

1980
The Golden Honeymoon · as Short Story
1955
Star Tonight · as Story
1954
Climax! · as Story
1950
1949
Champion · as Original Story
1948
Studio One · as By
1948
Actors Studio · as Story
1947
1939
The Cowboy Quarterback · as Theatre Play
1930
The Fight · as Story