Ring Lardner

Ring Lardner

Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 3, 1885 (Niles), Died September 27, 1933 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1919

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-18169	10-in.	8/1/1916	Old Bill Baker	M. J. O'Connell	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77341	10-in.	9/14/1917	No place like home	Bert Williams	Comic monologue, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Columbia	78575	10-in.	7/17/1919	Prohibition blues	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5513	10-in.	4/19/1917	Little puff of smoke good night	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lardner, Ring," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102312.

Lardner, Ring. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102312.

"Lardner, Ring." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.