Ohenry biography

How did o henry die

His real name was William Sydney Porter, and he came from an old southern family. From early years he was a constant reader, and he secured a wide knowledge of the English classics. In he went to Austin, Tex. This paper he converted into a ten-page weekly, he alone furnishing most of the matter and the illustrations. Even as a young boy he had been locally famous for his cartoons.

O henry biography pdf

Prison : In he was charged with having embezzled money while teller in the Austin bank some years before. He fled to Honduras, and thereafter visited several South American countries. In he returned to Austin and the following year was convicted and sentenced to serve four years in the Ohio penitentiary. Later his innocence seemed to have been established, and it was generally agreed that had he originally stood trial he would have been acquitted.

He entered prison April 25, and was released July 24, Writing : It was probably while in prison that he first adopted the pen name of O. Many of his stories, written there, were mailed to New Orleans and thence redirected to the publishers. In he settled in New York, and sent forth a constant stream of stories, which became extraordinarily popular.

He died in New York June 5, You can read this New York Times interview with O.