Person

O. Henry

Writing · 1862–1910 · Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Biography

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.

Known for

Filmography

2025Open EyesStory
202510 Years LaterOriginal Story
2024The Gift of the MagiWriter
2024The Last RavenShort Story
2017Twenty YearsShort Story
2013LooteraShort Story
2010Gift of the MagiShort Story
2010Khatta MeethaShort Story
2004RaincoatShort Story
2003JohnnyOriginal Concept
2001The Gift of the MagiShort Story
1999Mickey's Once Upon a ChristmasStory
1998The Ransom of Red ChiefAuthor
1996Bambai Ka BabuShort Story
1995Princ z pohádkyShort Story
1994The Cisco KidCharacters
1993Výkupné za náčelníkaNovel
1991LakshmanrekhaShort Story
1989Jimmy ValentineWriter
1986The Princess and the CougarAuthor
1985The Imp With A Bushy TailNovel
1984The Last LeafAuthor
1984Two Couples and LonelinessShort Story
1983The Ransom of Red ChiefAuthor
1983The Last LeafShort Story
1983The Trust That Has BurstNovel
1983The Trust That Has BurstNovel
1983The DreamStory
1982Snehada SankoleOriginal Story
1982American PlayhouseShort Story
1979Cabbages and KingsNovel
1978I'll Not Become a Gangster, DearNovel
1978The Gift of LoveShort Story
1978A Pink ChristmasNovel
1978The Last LeafWriter
1977Gentlemen Who Were UnluckyStory
1977Lacums in ChegemskyAuthor
1975The Ransom of Red ChiefAuthor
1975ZameerNovel
1973Ostatni liśćShort Story
1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesWriter
1972The Gift of the MagiShort Story
1970Alta comediaStory
1969Úsměvy světaShort Story
1969SachaaiShort Story
1967KyvadloShort Story
1967Láska a chlébShort Story
1965Magnetické vlny léčíStory
1964Napravení Jima ValentinaShort Story
1963WinterquartierNovel
1963Strictly BusinessShort Story
1963Harlémská tragedieShort Story
1959The Last LeafAuthor
1959The Last LeafShort Story
1959The Ransom of Red ChiefStory
1958The Gift of the MagiShort Story
1958The Whirligig of LifeWriter
1957MusafirShort Story
1957O. Henry PlayhouseWriter
1957The O. Henry PlayhouseStory
1956April in PortugalWriter
1956Il dono di NataleWriter
1950The Girl from San LorenzoCharacters
1949Satan's CradleCharacters
1949The Daring CaballeroCharacters
1948The Valiant HombreCharacters
1948Black EagleStory
1947King of the BanditsCharacters
1947Robin Hood of MontereyCharacters
1947Riding the California TrailCharacters
1946Beauty and the BanditCharacters
1946The Gay CavalierCharacters
1945South of the Rio GrandeCharacters
1945In Old New MexicoCharacters
1945The Cisco Kid ReturnsCharacters
1941Ride on VaqueroWriter
1941Romance of the Rio GrandeWriter
1940The Gay CaballeroCharacters
1940Viva Cisco KidWriter
1939The Cisco Kid and the LadyWriter
1939The Llano KidStory
1938Doctor RhythmStory
1931The Cisco KidStory
1930The TexanShort Story
1929Life's FragmentsStory
1929A Straightforward BoyOriginal Story
1928In Old ArizonaOriginal Story
1927A Man About TownStory
1927GirlsStory
1925Transients in ArcadiaStory
1921An Unwilling HeroStory
1920The Ransom of MackStory
1920A Double-Dyed DeceiverStory
1920The Garter GirlWriter
1920A Philistine in BohemiaWriter
1920Alias Jimmy ValentineStory
1920The Church with an Overshot WheelStory
1919You're FiredStory
1919The Unknown QuantityStory
1918Everybody's GirlStory
1918Mammon and the ArcherStory
1918The Count and the Wedding GuestStory
1917The Enchanted KissStory
1917I Will RepayStory
1917A Night in New ArabiaOriginal Story
1917The VenturersStory
1917The Third IngredientStory
1915A Christmas RevengeStory
1914Jimmy Hayes and MurielStory
1914The Caballero's WayStory
1912Falling LeavesShort Story
1912Thirty Days at Hard LaborStory
1911The Ransom of Red ChiefStory
1909His DutyOriginal Story
1909The SacrificeStory
—The CactusOriginal Story

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