Bennett Cerf
Bennett Cerf | |
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Cerf on the set of What's My Line? in 1952 | |
| Born | Benoit Cerf May 25, 1898 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1971 (aged 73) Mount Kisco, New York, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Years active | 1925–1971 |
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| Children | Jonathan Cerf, Christopher Cerf |
Bennett Alfred Cerf (born Benoît Cerf; May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) 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?