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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: Three famous murder novels

    First published in 1945 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Laughter incorporated: the cream of the recent crop of stories and anecdotes, harvested, assorted, and prepared for market.

    First published in 1950 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Bennett Cerf's best jokes

    First published in 1959 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bennettcerfsbest00cerf
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  • Cover of: Book of laughs

    First published in 1959 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bookoflaughs00cerf
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  • Cover of: Bennett Cerf's The Laugh's On Me

    First published in 1959 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bennettcerfslaug00cerf
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  • Cover of: Famous Plays of Crime and Detection: From Sherlock Holmes to Angel Street

    First published in 1946 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: six american plays for today

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  • Cover of: Shake Well Using

    First published in 1901 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Laughing stock: over six-hundred jokes and anecdotes of uncertain vintage

    First published in 1945 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Try and stop me: a collection of anecdotes and stories, mostly humorous

    First published in 1944 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Bennett Cerf, Donald Klopfer have the honor to invite you to a so-called tea or inspirational orgy for the spiritual benefit of Rockwell Kent: Friday, January twenty-fourth, from five o'clock to eleven, Random House, 20 East Fifty-Seventh Street ; R.S.V.P.

    First published in 1930 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Allied relief ball souvenir program: for French and British non-combatant war relief

    First published in 1940 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Six American plays for today

    First published in 1961 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An encyclopedia of modern American humor

    First published in 1954 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Bennett Cerf's out on a limerick: a collection of over 300 of the world's best printable limericks

    First published in 1987 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Bennett Cerf's The laugh's on me

    First published in 1961 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous European plays

    First published in 1943 1 edition in 1 language
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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 in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The reinforcing character of stimuli discriminative for early caretaking in kittens.

    First published in 1957 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American publisher and author (1898-1971)

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