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- (In the hugely successful stage play and motion picture Guys and Dolls, based on Runyon’s stories, the character Sky Masterson, Colorado gambler, played by Marlon Brando in the movie, is drawn from Runyon’s memory of his close friend Bat Masterson.)
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The central character in Runyon's Guys and Dolls was a high-rolling gambler from Colorado whom Runyon barely disguised under the name of Sky Masterson. Bat Masterson, along with many other historical figures of the time, is a character in the novel The Buntline Special (2010) by Mike Resnick.
The character of gambler Sky Masterson in the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls" is believed to be modeled after Bat Masterson. The musical is based on short stories and columns by another renowned New York newspaperman Damon Runyan.
Dec 22, 2020 · Sky Masterson. One of Sky Masterson’s real-life counterparts is easy to spot. That’s Bat Masterson, a sometime gambler, sheriff, gunman and journalist who Runyon first encountered in his days as a junior reporter in Colorado.
Oct 27, 2021 · But when Runyon later wrote his book Guys and Dolls, one of his characters was a gambler named Sky Masterson. No matter what the newspapers said, the original character had staying power. It’s lasted a century.
Sep 11, 2023 · Some parts of Wyatt’s heroic life were actually based on Bat’s deeds. What many don’t know is Bat Masterson was also the model for Obadiah “The Sky” Masterson in Damon Runyon’s short story “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown,” and the popular Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls,” starring Marlon Brando.
Oct 25, 2021 · Twelve years after Masterson’s death, Runyon wrote a short story titled “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown.”. One of the protagonists was named Sky Masterson, clearly patterned after Bat. Four years after Runyon’s own death in 1946, the story was adapted as the hit Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls.”.
Jun 12, 2006 · (In the hugely successful stage play and motion picture Guys and Dolls, based on Runyon’s stories, the character Sky Masterson, Colorado gambler, played by Marlon Brando in the movie, is drawn from Runyon’s memory of his close friend Bat Masterson.)
