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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

    First published in 1958 12 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition 24favoriteoneact00benn
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  • Cover of: Thirty famous one act plays

    First published in 1943 9 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous British plays

    First published in 1942 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sixteenfamousbr00cerf
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  • Cover of: Try and Stop me: A Collection of Anecdotes and Stories, Mostly Humorous

    First published in 1944 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous American plays

    First published in 1941 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition sixteenfamousame0000unse
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  • Cover of: Famous ghost stories.

    First published in 1944 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition famousghoststori0000cerf
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  • Cover of: S.R.O.: the most successful plays in the history of the American stage

    First published in 1944 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Great modern short stories: an anthology of twelve famous stories and novelettes

    First published in 1942 5 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition greatmodernshort00cerf
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous European plays

    First published in 1943 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Book of riddles.

    First published in 1960 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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 in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Fifteen famous European plays

    First published in 1943 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An anthology of famous British stories

    First published in 1940 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition anthologyoffamo00burr
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  • Cover of: An encyclopedia of modern American humor.

    First published in 1954 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition encyclopediaofmo0000unse_u0n4
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  • Cover of: A treasury of humor, and Toastmaster's handbook

    First published in 1955 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Book of animal riddles.

    First published in 1964 3 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Riddle-de-dee: 458, count them, 458 riddles old and new, for children from 12 to 112.

    First published in 1962 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Six American plays for today.

    First published in 1961 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The life of the party: a new collection of stories and anecdotes.

    First published in 1956 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Plays of our time

    First published in 1967 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition playsofourtime00cerf
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American publisher and author (1898-1971)

Born 25 May 1898
Died 27 August 1971
Subjects
American wit and humor, Anecdotes, American drama, Riddles, English drama, Drama, Collections, One-act plays, Riddles, juvenile literature, American Short stories, Translations from foreign languages, Translations into English, Jokes, English drama (Collections), English fiction, European drama, Fiction, Juvenile Wit and humor, One-act plays, English, Short stories, Translations, World War, 1939-1945, American Humorous stories, 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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  • 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