# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/s-j-perelman
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:30:23.370Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/s-j-perelman"
name: "S. J. Perelman"
slug: "s-j-perelman"
description: "Sidney Joseph Perelman was an American humorist and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. He also wrote for several other magazines, including Judge, as well as books, scripts, and screenplays. Perelman received an Academy Award for screenwriting in 1956."
tagline: "American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904-1979)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SJ_Perelman_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1904-02-01"
deathDate: "1979-10-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.248852
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump