O. Henry

★ Writing #3,842

1862 - 1910 (age 47) • Writing

Born: 9/11/1862 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Died: 6/5/1910 (age 47)

Known for: Writing

O. Henry

★ Writing #3,842

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings.

Known For

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

71%

Story

1999

Falling Leaves

66%

Short Story

1912

Lootera

70%

Short Story

2013

Khatta Meetha

58%

Short Story

2010

A Pink Christmas

69%

Novel

1978

Strictly Business

73%

Short Story

1963

Raincoat

74%

Short Story

2004

In Old Arizona

53%

Original Story

1928

Open Eyes

Story

2025

10 Years Later

Original Story

2025

The Gift of the Magi

Writer

2024

The Last Raven

Short Story

2024

Twenty Years

Short Story

2017

Lootera

70%

Short Story

2013

Gift of the Magi

48%

Short Story

2010

Khatta Meetha

58%

Short Story

2010

Raincoat

74%

Short Story

2004

Johnny

61%

Original Concept

2003

The Gift of the Magi

50%

Short Story

2001

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

71%

Story

1999

The Ransom of Red Chief

42%

Author

1998

Bambai Ka Babu

73%

Short Story

1996

Princ z pohádky

Short Story

1995

The Cisco Kid

41%

Characters

1994

Výkupné za náčelníka

Novel

1993

Lakshmanrekha

83%

Short Story

1991

Jimmy Valentine

100%

Writer

1989

The Princess and the Cougar

100%

Author

1986

The Imp With A Bushy Tail

67%

Novel

1985

The Last Leaf

100%

Author

1984

Two Couples and Loneliness

90%

Short Story

1984

The Ransom of Red Chief

Author

1983

The Last Leaf

86%

Short Story

1983

The Trust That Has Burst

64%

Novel

1983

The Trust That Has Burst

65%

Novel

1983

The Dream

70%

Story

1983