He went to jail, but he said he was innocent and changed his name to forget the embarrassment that he faced. He was in jail because of robbery that he didn't do!
O. Henry's wife's name is Athol Estes.
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How did William Sydney Porter come up with the name O Henry
whatwas o henrys real nameIt was William Sydney Porter.
O Henry (William Sydney Porter) .
The "O" in O. Henry stands for "Oliver," which was his middle name. His full name was William Sydney Porter.
O. Henry's full name is William Sydney Porter. He was born on September 11, 1862, and died on June 5, 1910. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and died in New York City.
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O. Henry chose this pen name as a way to maintain his anonymity while writing stories for magazines. The "O" was taken from his first name, Oliver, and "Henry" is a common English surname. He wanted to keep his true identity secret in order to have more creative freedom in his writing.
O Henry was the pen name of an American writer William Sydney Porter. When looking for a pen name, he picked Henry from a fashionable list of names and the letter O because he said it was the easiest letter to write. When asked the meaning of O, he said the French for Oliver. Thus several of his stories appeared written by O Henry as well as Oliver Henry. (1862 - 1910)