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Bennett Cerf

A publisher and co-founder of Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns.

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American publisher and author (1898-1971)

Born 25 May 1898
Died 27 August 1971

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  • Cover of: 24 favorite one-act plays
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    Cover of edition 24favoriteoneact00benn First published in 1958 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Thirty famous one act plays
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    First published in 1943 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous British plays
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    Cover of edition sixteenfamousbr00cerf First published in 1942 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous American plays
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    Cover of edition sixteenfamousame00cerf First published in 1941 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Try and Stop me: A Collection of Anecdotes and Stories, Mostly Humorous
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    First published in 1944 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Famous ghost stories.
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    First published in 1944 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Great modern short stories: an anthology of twelve famous stories and novelettes
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    Cover of edition greatmodernshort00cerf First published in 1942 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: S.R.O.: the most successful plays in the history of the American stage
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    First published in 1944 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous European plays
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    First published in 1943 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Book of riddles.
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    First published in 1960 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Laugh's on Me: 2000 Stories, Anecdotes, and Amiable Observations, Conveniently Arranged for Retelling, in 100 Categories; A Brand-New Collection by America's Number-One Raconteur

    First published in 1959 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Fifteen famous European plays

    First published in 1943 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: An encyclopedia of modern American humor.
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    First published in 1954 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: An anthology of famous British stories
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    Cover of edition anthologyoffamo00burr First published in 1940 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Riddle-de-dee: 458, count them, 458 riddles old and new, for children from 12 to 112.
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    First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A treasury of humor, and Toastmaster's handbook
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    First published in 1955 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Bennett Cerf's bumper crop of anecdotes and stories: mostly humorous, about the famous and near famous.
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    Cover of edition bennettcerfsbump01cerf Cover of edition bennettcerfsbump02cerf First published in 1952 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: More riddles.
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    First published in 1961 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Laugh day: a new treasury of over 1000 humorous stories and anecdotes
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    First published in 1965 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The life of the party: a new collection of stories and anecdotes.
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    First published in 1956 — 3 editions
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Photo of Bennett Cerf

American publisher and author (1898-1971)

Born 25 May 1898
Died 27 August 1971

Subjects

American wit and humor, Anecdotes, American drama, Riddles, Drama, English drama, Collections, One-act plays, Riddles, juvenile literature, American Short stories, Translations from foreign languages, Translations into English, Jokes, American Humorous stories, English drama (Collections), English fiction, European drama, Fiction, Juvenile Wit and humor, One-act plays, English, Short stories, Translations, World War, 1939-1945, American prose literature, English Detective and mystery stories

Places

United States, Angel Street, Baldpate, Broadway, Calcutta, England, Estados Unidos, Great Britain, India, Surrey, United Kingdom

People

Bennett Cerf (1898-1971), Sherlock Holmes, Donald Klopfer (1902-1986), Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, John H. Watson, Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), Stroke Moran

Time

20th century, 19th Century / 20th Century, 19th century

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Alternative names

  • Cerf, Bennett
  • Bennett Alfred Cerf
  • Bennett A. Cerf
  • Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971, ed

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April 25, 2024 Edited by M C W Edited without comment.
April 25, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
April 25, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris reverted to revision 6
April 29, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import