Leo Rosten

Leo Rosten
Leo Rosten
	Leo Rosten in 1959
Born	11 April 1908; Łódź, Russian Empire
Died	19 February 1997 (aged 88); New York, USA
Pen name	Leonard Q. Ross
Occupation	Novelist; script writer; government official; journalist; teacher; political scientist; public lecturer;
Language	English;
Citizenship	American;
Education	University of Chicago (PhD); London School of Economics and Political Science
Employer(s)	University of Chicago; Office of War Information; Rand Corporation; Hollywood; Columbia University; Yale University
Notable works	The Education of HYMAN KAPLAN (1937); The Return of HYMAN KAPLAN (1959); The Joys of Yiddish (1968);
Spouse	Priscilla Ann "Pam" Mead (m. 1925⁠–⁠1959); Gertrude Zimmerman (m. 1960⁠–⁠1995)
Parents	Samuel Rosten (father); Ida (née Freundlich) Rosten (mother)

Leo Calvin Rosten (Yiddish: ליאָ קאַלװין ראָסטען‎; April 11, 1908 – February 19, 1997) was an American writer and humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism, and Yiddish lexicography.