John Lardner (sportswriter)
John Lardner | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, US | May 4, 1912
Died | March 24, 1960 New York City, US | (aged 47)
Occupation | Sports writer, freelance writer, WWII war correspondent, author |
Education | Phillips Academy, Harvard University, Sorbonne |
Spouse | Hazel Cannan Hairston |
Children | 4 |
Parents | Ring Lardner & Ellis Abbott |
Relatives | Ring Jr., David (brothers) |
John Abbott Lardner (May 4, 1912 – March 24, 1960) was an American sports writer, WWII war correspondent, and author. He was the son of Ring Lardner.[1][2]
Career
Lardner attended Phillips Academy, graduating in 1929. After one year at
He later became a war correspondent during
Subsequently his friend, the author Roger Kahn, gathered many of his pieces into a book, The World of John Lardner. Another friend, cartoonist Walt Kelly, designed the jacket and wrote a preface.[citation needed] Some of Lardner's work was collected into a 2010 book, The John Lardner Reader: A Press Box Legend's Classic Sportswriting, by sports writer John Schulian.[5] Lardner’s papers are located at the Newberry Library in Chicago.[3]
Personal life
Lardner, the first son of Ring Lardner and his wife Ellis, was born in
References
- ^ "John Lardner". New York Historical Society. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- New York Times, page 28. 1960-03-25. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ a b c d e MacCambridge, Michael (January 16, 2013). "Director's Cut: 'Down Great Purple Valleys,' by John Lardner". Grantland. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c "John Lardner dies writing obit for F.P.A." The Miami News. March 25, 1960. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Belth, Alex (October 14, 2010). "John Lardner, a forgotten giant of the sportswriting world". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "John Lardner". IMDb. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards". Archived from the original on 2019-11-01.