O Henry

About O Henry

Birth Day: September 11, 1862
Birth Place: Greensboro, NC
Died On: Jun 5, 1910 (age 47)
Birth Sign: Virgo

O Henry Net Worth

O Henry was born on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. Author whose famous, witty short stories often have surprise endings. His best-known works include The Gift of the Magi, The Ransom of Red Chief, and The Cop and the Anthem.
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💰O Henry Net worth: $60 million

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About

Author whose famous, witty short stories often have surprise endings. His best-known works include The Gift of the Magi, The Ransom of Red Chief, and The Cop and the Anthem.

Before Fame

He worked in his uncle's drugstore, and at age nineteen became a licensed pharmacist. He subsequently moved to Texas, where he participated in music and theater groups and was employed as a Journalist.

Trivia

His story, The Gift of the Magi, has been reworked and retold many times.

Family Life

He was born william Sidney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina. His wife, Sarah, divorced him in 1909, and he died of liver cirrhosis the following year. The couple's daughter, Margaret, passed away in 1927.

Associated With

Marilyn Monroe starred in the 1952 film, O. Henry's Full House, a production based on five of O. Henry's stories.