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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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Photo of Bennett Cerf

American publisher and author (1898-1971)

Born 25 May 1898
Died 27 August 1971

Subjects

American wit and humor, American drama, Anecdotes, Riddles, Drama, English drama, Collections, One-act plays, Riddles, juvenile literature, American Short stories, Translations from foreign languages, Translations into English, English drama (Collections), Jokes, American Humorous stories, English fiction, European drama, Fiction, Ghost stories, Juvenile Wit and humor, One-act plays, English, Short stories, Translations, World War, 1939-1945, American prose literature

Places

United States, Angel Street, Baldpate, Broadway, Calcutta, England, Estados Unidos, Great Britain, India, Surrey, United Kingdom

People

Bennett Cerf (1898-1971), Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), Sherlock Holmes, Donald Klopfer (1902-1986), Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner, John H. Watson, Stroke Moran

Time

20th century, 19th Century / 20th Century, 19th century

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Alternative names

  • Cerf, Bennett
  • Bennett Alfred Cerf
  • Bennett A. Cerf
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  • Bennett A (ed) Cerf
  • Bennett A Cerf, Donald Klopfer, Robert K Haas
  • Bennett A Cerf
  • Cerf, Bennett, Illustrated by Carl Rose
  • Compiled by Bennett a. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell
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  • Bennett ; Cartmell, Van H. ; Chapman, John Cerf
  • Bennett A. and Van H. Cartmell (Eds.) CERF
  • Bennett A. CERF
  • Cerf, Bennett & Moriarty, Henry
  • CERF BENNETT A. & CARTMELL VAN H.
  • CERF BENNETT A.
  • Cerf, Bennett & Cartmell, Van H.
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  • BENNETT CERF
  • Bennett (1898-1971) Ed. Cerf
  • Bennett (1898-1971) (Ed. ) Cerf
  • Cerf, Bennett A., Editor
  • Bennett (ed) Cerf
  • CERF, Bennett & CARTMELL, Van H., eds.
  • CERF, Bennett
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  • Bennett 1898-1971 Cerf
  • Bennet A. Cerf and Van H. Cartmell
  • Bennet A. Cerf
  • Bennett Carl Rose Cerf
  • Cerf, Bennett A.; Cartmell, Van H.
  • Cerf, Bennett A.
  • Bennett Cerf and Van H. Cartmell
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  • Bennetta A. Cerf
  • Bennett A. Cerf, Donald S. Klopper, and Robert K. Haas
  • bennett a. cerf & van h. cartmell
  • bennett a. cerf
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  • Bennett A. Cerf Richard F. Burton
  • Benneth A. Gerf Van H. Cartmell
  • Benneth A. Gerf
  • Bennett Cerf Van H. Cartmell
  • bennett cerf and van cartmell
  • bennett a. cerf and van h. cartmell

History

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January 23, 2026 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
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 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import