About John Lardner
Lived 1912 – 1960 (aged 47–48). John Lardner was an American writer.
John A. Lardner (May 4, 1912 – March 24, 1960) was an American sports writer, WWII war correspondent, and author. He was the son of Ring Lardner.
Career Lardner attended Phillips Academy, graduating in 1929. After one year at Harvard, he left for the Sorbonne in Paris and helped support his brother's family when Lardner Jr. was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios during the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s. Lardner died of a heart attack in March 1960, after years of fighting tuberculosis. Some of Lardner's work was collected into a 2010 book, The John Lardner Reader: A Press Box Legend's Classic Sportswriting, by sports writer John Schulian. Lardner's papers are located at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
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Who was John Lardner?
Sports writer
When was John Lardner born?
John Lardner was born in 1912 in Chicago.
When did John Lardner die?
John Lardner died in 1960 in Greenwich Village.
What was John Lardner's occupation?
John Lardner was a writer.
What nationality was John Lardner?
John Lardner was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Lardner (sportswriter)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Lardner. https://biography.guide/john-lardner-writer/
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