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Erma Bombeck. Erma Louise Bombeck (née Fiste; February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996) was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper humor column describing suburban home life, syndicated from 1965 to 1996. She published fifteen books, most of which became bestsellers. Between 1965 and April 17, 1996 – five days ...
Apr 23, 1996 · Erma Bombeck, the homemaker who spun humorous anecdotes about suburban family life into a column syndicated to about 700 newspapers, television commentary, speeches across the country and books ...
April 22, 1996, San Francisco, California, U.S. (aged 69) Notable Works: “Maggie”. Erma Bombeck (born February 21, 1927, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.—died April 22, 1996, San Francisco, California, U.S.) was an American humorist who turned her views of daily life in the suburbs into satirical newspaper columns and such best-selling books as I Lost ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 27, 2023 · In 2000, the first Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop drew writers, readers and Erma fans to the "Dayton Riviera," has continued every other year, and is often a sell-out.
Jan 31, 2024 · The free exhibition, entitled “Beyond the Byline: Erma Bombeck’s Story,” opens Thursday, Feb. 1 in the Stuart and Mimi Rose Gallery on the first floor of the library and runs through June 15 ...
- Meredith Moss
Apr 23, 1996 · Mrs. Bombeck, who made her home in Paradise Valley, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix, was 69. Mrs. Bombeck, afflicted for years with polycystic kidney disease, a hereditary ailment, underwent a kidney ...
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Apr 23, 1996 · Karyn Hunt Associated Press. Erma Bombeck, the housewife humorist whose wry take on suburban life - from cleaning toilets to getting the kids to take out the trash - earned her a wall of fame of ...