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3 unusual facts about Ring Lardner, Jr.


George Glass

In his testimony, he described attending gatherings at the homes of Ring Lardner, Jr. and other members of the entertainment industry in the mid-1940s, at which he was urged to become a member of the Communist Political Association.

Lardner's Ring

Its title is presumably a tribute to the writer Ring Lardner, Jr., who was among the writers of the 1950s BBC television series The Adventures of Robin Hood.

New York Daily Mirror

Early on, several bright young writers and photographic journalists joined the Daily Mirror, such as Ring Lardner, Jr., Hy Peskin and the political commentator Drew Pearson.


An Evening with Orson Welles

Welles wrote, directed and acted in six 30-minute recitations including Ring Lardner's The Golden Honeymoon, Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince, writings by G. K. Chesterton and P. G. Wodehouse, and speeches by Socrates and Clarence Darrow.

Kid Gleason

Gleason has been referenced in pop culture in several books, and is a prominent supporting character in Ring Lardner's 1916 novel You Know Me Al.


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