# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-orben
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:26:19.910Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-orben"
name: "Robert Orben"
slug: "robert-orben"
description: "Robert Orben was an American professional comedy writer and magician. He wrote multiple books on comedy, mostly collections of gags and \"one-liners\" originally written for his newsletter, Orben's Current Comedy, and also wrote books for magicians. Later, Orben moved into politics, and in 1973 he became head speechwriter to Vice President Gerald R. Ford."
tagline: "American writer and magician (1927–2023)"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1928-03-04"
deathDate: "2023-02-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             14.08163265306122
  historical:           4.875126666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump