What is Ring Lardner?
'''Ringgold Wilmer Lardner''' (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) was an [[Americans|American]] sports columnist and [[short story]] writer best known for his satirical takes on the [[sport]]s world, marriage, and the theatre. Lardner was born in [[Niles, Michigan]]. He died of [[tuberculosis]] in [[East Hampton, New York]]. His son Ring Lardner Jr was a [[screenwriter]] who was banned from [[Hollywood]] in the 1950s for his [[Communist]] beliefs. He later won an [[Academy Award]] for writing the film [[MASH]]. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lardner, Ring}} [[Category:American columnists]] [[Category:Deaths from tuberculosis]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in New York (state)]] [[Category:Writers from Michigan]] [[Category:1885 births]] [[Category:1933 deaths]]