O. Henry

Biography

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

109

Birth Date

1862-09-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Known For

• 

  Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
• 

  The Cactus
• 

  Twenty Years
• 

  Gift of the Magi
• 

  Khatta Meetha
• 

  The Cisco Kid

Credits

• writing (109 credits)

  • The Cactus

    original story

    writing
    2026
  • Open Eyes

    story

    writing
    2025
  • 10 Years Later

    original story

    writing
    2025
  • The Gift of the Magi

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • The Last Raven

    short story

    writing
    2024
  • Twenty Years

    short story

    writing
    2017
  • Lootera

    short story

    writing
    2013
  • Gift of the Magi

    short story

    writing
    2010
  • Khatta Meetha

    short story

    writing
    2010
  • Raincoat

    short story

    writing
    2004
  • Johnny

    original concept

    writing
    2003
  • The Gift of the Magi

    short story

    writing
    2001
  • Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

    story

    writing
    1999
  • The Ransom of Red Chief

    author

    writing
    1998
  • Bambai Ka Babu

    short story

    writing
    1996
  • Princ z pohádky

    short story

    writing
    1995
  • The Cisco Kid

    characters

    writing
    1994
  • Výkupné za náčelníka

    novel

    writing
    1993
  • Lakshmanrekha

    short story

    writing
    1991
  • Jimmy Valentine

    writer

    writing
    1989
  • The Princess and the Cougar

    author

    writing
    1986
  • The Imp With A Bushy Tail

    novel

    writing
    1985
  • The Last Leaf

    author

    writing
    1984
  • Two Couples and Loneliness

    short story

    writing
    1984
  • The Ransom of Red Chief

    author

    writing
    1983
  • The Last Leaf

    short story

    writing
    1983
  • The Trust That Has Burst

    novel

    writing
    1983
  • The Dream

    story

    writing
    1983
  • Snehada Sankole

    original story

    writing
    1982
  • Cabbages and Kings

    novel

    writing
    1979
  • I'll Not Become a Gangster, Dear

    novel

    writing
    1978
  • The Gift of Love

    short story

    writing
    1978
  • A Pink Christmas

    novel

    writing
    1978
  • The Last Leaf

    writer

    writing
    1978
  • Gentlemen Who Were Unlucky

    story

    writing
    1977
  • Lacums in Chegemsky

    author

    writing
    1977
  • The Ransom of Red Chief

    author

    writing
    1975
  • Zameer

    novel

    writing
    1975
  • Ostatni liść

    short story

    writing
    1973
  • The Gift of the Magi

    short story

    writing
    1972
  • Sachaai

    short story

    writing
    1969
  • Kyvadlo

    short story

    writing
    1967
  • Láska a chléb

    short story

    writing
    1967
  • Magnetické vlny léčí

    story

    writing
    1965
  • Napravení Jima Valentina

    short story

    writing
    1964
  • Winterquartier

    novel

    writing
    1963
  • Strictly Business

    short story

    writing
    1963
  • Harlémská tragedie

    short story

    writing
    1963
  • The Last Leaf

    author

    writing
    1959
  • The Last Leaf

    short story

    writing
    1959
  • The Ransom of Red Chief

    story

    writing
    1959
  • The Gift of the Magi

    short story

    writing
    1958
  • The Whirligig of Life

    writer

    writing
    1958
  • Musafir

    short story

    writing
    1957
  • April in Portugal

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Il dono di Natale

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • The Girl from San Lorenzo

    characters

    writing
    1950
  • Satan's Cradle

    characters

    writing
    1949
  • The Daring Caballero

    characters

    writing
    1949
  • The Valiant Hombre

    characters

    writing
    1948
  • Black Eagle

    story

    writing
    1948
  • King of the Bandits

    characters

    writing
    1947
  • Robin Hood of Monterey

    characters

    writing
    1947
  • Riding the California Trail

    characters

    writing
    1947
  • Beauty and the Bandit

    characters

    writing
    1946
  • The Gay Cavalier

    characters

    writing
    1946
  • South of the Rio Grande

    characters

    writing
    1945
  • In Old New Mexico

    characters

    writing
    1945
  • The Cisco Kid Returns

    characters

    writing
    1945
  • Ride on Vaquero

    writer

    writing
    1941
  • Romance of the Rio Grande

    writer

    writing
    1941
  • The Gay Caballero

    characters

    writing
    1940
  • Viva Cisco Kid

    writer

    writing
    1940
  • The Cisco Kid and the Lady

    writer

    writing
    1939
  • The Llano Kid

    story

    writing
    1939
  • Doctor Rhythm

    story

    writing
    1938
  • The Cisco Kid

    story

    writing
    1931
  • The Texan

    short story

    writing
    1930
  • Life's Fragments

    story

    writing
    1929
  • A Straightforward Boy

    original story

    writing
    1929
  • In Old Arizona

    original story

    writing
    1928
  • A Man About Town

    story

    writing
    1927
  • Girls

    story

    writing
    1927
  • Transients in Arcadia

    story

    writing
    1925
  • An Unwilling Hero

    story

    writing
    1921
  • The Ransom of Mack

    story

    writing
    1920
  • A Double-Dyed Deceiver

    story

    writing
    1920
  • The Garter Girl

    writer

    writing
    1920
  • A Philistine in Bohemia

    writer

    writing
    1920
  • Alias Jimmy Valentine

    story

    writing
    1920
  • The Church with an Overshot Wheel

    story

    writing
    1920
  • You're Fired

    story

    writing
    1919
  • The Unknown Quantity

    story

    writing
    1919
  • Everybody's Girl

    story

    writing
    1918
  • Mammon and the Archer

    story

    writing
    1918
  • The Count and the Wedding Guest

    story

    writing
    1918
  • The Enchanted Kiss

    story

    writing
    1917
  • I Will Repay

    story

    writing
    1917
  • A Night in New Arabia

    original story

    writing
    1917
  • The Venturers

    story

    writing
    1917
  • The Third Ingredient

    story

    writing
    1917
  • A Christmas Revenge

    story

    writing
    1915
  • Jimmy Hayes and Muriel

    story

    writing
    1914
  • The Caballero's Way

    story

    writing
    1914
  • Falling Leaves

    short story

    writing
    1912
  • Thirty Days at Hard Labor

    story

    writing
    1912
  • The Ransom of Red Chief

    story

    writing
    1911
  • His Duty

    original story

    writing
    1909
  • The Sacrifice

    story

    writing
    1909