Ring Lardner
Ring Lardner | |
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Lardner in 1921 | |
| Born | Ringgold Wilmer Lardner March 6, 1885 Niles, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 1933 (aged 48) East Hampton, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Spouse | Ellis Abbot |
| Children | James, John, Ring Jr., David |
| Parents | Henry Lardner, Lena Phillips Lardner |
| Relatives | James L. Lardner (uncle) |
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) 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, and author John O'Hara directly attributed his understanding of dialogue to him.