The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown

1933 short story by Damon Runyon

"The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" is a short story by Damon Runyon telling of the improbable — but eventually triumphant — love between an inveterate gambler (Sky Masterson) and a missionary girl (the Miss Sarah Brown of the title). It was the basis for the musical Guys and Dolls, with a similar plot, but with many twists added before the lovers are reunited and live happily ever after. It was published in 1933.[1] In 1949, it was dramatized on radio as part of a program titled Damon Runyon Theatre.[2]

References

  1. ^ Runyon, Damon (January 28, 1933). "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown". Collier's Weekly.
  2. ^ "Damon Runyon Theater at OTR.Network (Old Time Radio)". www.otr.net.
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Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows's Guys and Dolls (1950)
Inspiration
  • Damon Runyon's "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure"
Adaptations
  • Guys and Dolls (1955 film)
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