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Bennett Cerf

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American publisher and author (1898-1971)

United StatesWritersLived 1898 to 1971 · aged 73
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Bennett Alfred Cerf was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House.

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Cerf photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1932Cerf photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1932Left to right: Dorothy Kilgallen, Cerf, Arlene Francis, Hal Block, and host John Daly on What's My Line? in 1952Left to right: Dorothy Kilgallen, Cerf, Arlene Francis, Hal Block, and host John Daly on What's My Line? in 1952

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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Bennett Alfred Cerf was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his weekly television appearances for 16 years on the panel game show What's My Line?

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1971 · aged 73
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13 languages

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