- William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- age of fifteen he left school, and then worked in a drug store and on a Texas ranch.
- In 1884 he started a humorous weeklyThe Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist.
- In 1897 he was convicted of embezzling money, although there has been much debate over his actual guilt.
- While in prison O. Henry started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret.
- After doing three years of the five years sentence, Porter emerged from the prison in 1901 and changed his name to O. Henry.
- O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, also publishing in other magazines.
- . Henry's last years were shadowed by alcoholism, ill health, and financial problems.
- He married Sara Lindsay Coleman in 1907, but the marriage was not happy, and they separated a year later.
- O. Henry died of cirrhosis of the liver on June 5, 1910, in New York.
- http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/
- January 19, 1809. He was born in Boston. Poe died in October 7, 1849 .
- His mom died in 1811 when he was only 2.
- Both his mom and wife died of tuberculosi .
- Some theory's are that he had a achool addiction and was into very serious drugs.
- Baltimore is his hometown
- West point was the academy Poe left.
- Poe married his distant cousin Virginia Clemm.
- His cousin was much younger then poe.
My Goals
- My main goal in this quarter is to get better grades.
- Also, to be successful in my new sport wrestling.
- Also, Um pumped to start fresh and do a lot better.
