Question: Little Miss Marker is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Walter Bernstein, based on a short story by Damon Runyon, was an American newspaperman, and short story writer, born in which year?
Context: The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell.  Although Sidney Lanfield is credited as the director, Frank Tashlin reportedly was hired, uncredited, to finish the film.  The story had previously been adapted as a 1934 movie starring Lee Tracy, with actress Ann Sheridan in a bit part.  William Frawley is featured in both versions. 40 Pounds of Trouble is a 1962 film directed by Norman Jewison that marks his directorial debut.  The film was shot on location at Disneyland and Lake Tahoe.  It is a retelling of Damon Runyon's story "Little Miss Marker". "Chronic Offender" is a science fiction short story by Spider Robinson.  It was written as an homage to Damon Runyon, to whom it is dedicated.  The style echoes Runyon's, especially in its use of present and future tenses only throughout.  It was first published in 1981 in "Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine". "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 line, but with many additional twists and turns added before the lovers are finally reunited and live happily ever after.  It was first published in 1933.  In 1949, it was dramatized on radio as part of a program called "Damon Runyon Theatre". Miracles () is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the lead role and worked as stunt co-ordinator.  The film is set in 1930s Hong Kong and is a variation of Frank Capra's "Lady for a Day" and "Pocketful of Miracles", which in turn were based on "Madame La Gimp", a short story by Damon Runyon.  This movie is written by Edward Tang with inputs from Jackie.  The movie was remade in Hindi as Singh Is Kinng with Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif.  A similar subplot also appears in the 1973 Hindi film Loafer. Little Miss Marker (also known as The Girl in Pawn) is an American Pre-Code 1934 comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Hall.  It was written by William R. Lipman, Sam Hellman, and Gladys Lehman after a short story of the same name by Damon Runyon.  It stars Shirley Temple, Adolphe Menjou, and Dorothy Dell in a story about a little girl held as collateral by gangsters.  It was Temple's first starring role in a major motion picture and was crucial to establishing her as a major film star.  It was named to the United States National Film Registry in 1998 and has been remade several times. Little Miss Marker is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Walter Bernstein, based on a short story by Damon Runyon.  It stars Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart and new arrival Sara Stimson.  It is a remake of the 1934 film of the same name starring Shirley Temple and Adolphe Menjou. Lady for a Day is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra.  The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon.  It was the first film for which Capra received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and the first Columbia Pictures release to be nominated for Best Picture. The Big Street is a 1942 American drama film, starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, based on the short story "Little Pinks" by Damon Runyon, who also produced the movie.  The film was directed by Irving Reis.  The screenplay was written by Leonard Spigelgass from Runyon's story. Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short story writer.
Answer: 1880