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- NAME: William Sydney Porter
- OCCUPATION: Author
- BIRTH DATE: September 11, 1862
- DEATH DATE: June 05, 1910
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Greensboro, North Carolina
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
- AKA: O. Henry
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William Sydney Porter was a prolific short story writer whose work appeared under the name O. Henry.
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