O'Henry

• O'Henry's real name is William Sydney Porter.
• He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina
• O'Henry was an avid reader and at the age of fifteen left school to work at a drug store to make money.
• O'Henry's mom died when he was three years old. 
• His dad was at work most of the time so he was taken care of by his grandmother and aunt.
• 1987 he was convicted of embezzling money.
• while in jail he started writing short stories.
• In 1901 he was released from jail. 
• The same year he also changed his name from Porter to O'henry.
• The same year he moved to New York.
• He wrote a story a week for th New York Word.
• From December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote all of his shaort stories that are popular today.
• After this he married a women named Sara Lindsy Coleman, a year after they seperated.
• O'Henry died on june 5 1910 from cirrhosis of the liver.