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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: Stories selected from the unexpected
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    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous European plays

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thirty famous one-act plays: Edited by Bennett Cerf and Van H. Cartmell. With an introd. by Richard Watts, Jr

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thirty famous one-act plays: Edited by Bennett Cerf and Van H. Cartmell. With an introd. by Richard Watts, Jr

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  • Cover of: Fifteen famous European plays

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  • Cover of: 24 favorite one-act plays

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Great modern stories: an anthology of twelve famous short stories and novelettes

    First published in 1942 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Modern American short stories

    First published in 1945 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Fifteen famous European plays / compiled by Bennett A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell. With an introduction by John Anderson.

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Four contemporary American plays

    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bennett Cerf's 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 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Thirty famous one act plays
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  • Cover of: An encyclopedia of modern American humor

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Famous ghost stories

    First published in 1944 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Llamémosla Random House: Memorias de Bennett Cerf

    First published in 2013 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dear Donald, Dear Bennett: the wartime correspondence of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer
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    First published in 2002 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The pocket book of jokes: more than 500 funny stories retold

    First published in 1945 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The pocket book of modern American plays

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  • Cover of: The pocket book of war humor

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Reading for pleasure
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    First published in 1957 — 1 edition
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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 29, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors