The Lardners: My Family Remembered

by Ring Lardner Jr. (Illustrator)

First edition. Biography of this well known newspaperman written by his son. Illustrated with photographs. viii, 371 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. tall 8vo..

Genres: Memoir, Biography

371 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner, Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was a screenwriter who was blacklisted after the Second World War as one of the Hollywood Ten, screenwriters who were incarcerated for contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questions posed by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays—one before his imprisonment and blacklisting (for Woman of the Year in 1942), and one after (for M*A*S*H in 1970).[7] His book, The Lardners, My Family Remembered (ISBN 0-06-012517-9), is a source of information on his father.

Son of author Ring Lardner

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

Among the many gems was the first rhyme I ever encountered for my name: from Ring to his son on his birthday.

"Here's wealth for you, David.
You'll spendid? How splendid.
I feared you would savid."

And the eternally perfect father's retort to a child:
"Are we lost daddy I arsked tenderly. Shut up he explained."

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Among the many gems was the first rhyme I ever encountered for my name: from Ring to his son on his birthday."Here's wealth for you, David.You'll spendid? How splendid.I feared you would savid."And the eternally perfect father's retort to a child: "Are we lost daddy I arsked tenderly. Shut up he explained."