O. Henry facts Flashcards
(18 cards)
what is O. Henrys real name?
William Sydney porter
where did he die?
nyc
where was he born?
greensboroh, NC
where did he move to at the age of 19
texas at a sheep ranch
where was he a columnist/cartoonist?
Houston post
what was another one of his jobs?
bank teller
1887?
married athol estes roach
kids?
one son-died early one daughter
1894?
wrote the humorous weekly for the rolling stone
began drinking heavily
stole from the bank
fled to central America w/out wife
1897?
returned to austen while wife was ill
wife died
1898?
sentenced to 5 years in prison
serves 3 years
1902?
moves to NYC
1903-1906?
read/wrote a lot
1907?
remarried sara Lindsey coleman-1907
she left him one year later
when did he die?
june 5, 1910
what were his conditions while during his death?
deeply in debt
had a cirrhosis of the liver
where was he buried?
North Carolina
how successful was he?
wrote 12 poems
98 short stories
