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Ring Lardner

American sportswriter, short story writer (1885–1933)

  • Fame53.0
  • Momentum1.7
  • Wikipedia3.8K
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Lived 1885–1933, aged 48United States
United States flagUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
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    19 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1885–1933
    Aged 48
  • Known for
    Glorifying the America…
    1929
Summary
Updated 2026-06-12

Ringgold Wilmer 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, and author John O'Hara directly attributed his understanding of dialogue to him.

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53.0
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Momentum1.7
Historical17.7
Now attention6.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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