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   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 also published 15 books, most of which became bestsellers .

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   May 10, 2024 · 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 Everything in the Post-Natal Depression (1973); The Grass Is Always Greener over the ...

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   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...

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   Feb 12, 2024 · February 12, 2024. American Life, Culture. Erma Bombeck: The Woman Who Made Us Laugh. A new exhibition is showcasing the work of Erma Bombeck, one the 20th century’s greatest American humorists. Rich Warren. Photo courtesy University of Dayton. Weekly Newsletter. The best of The Saturday Evening Post in your inbox! SUPPORT THE POST.

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   Who was Erma Bombeck?

   • 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 with titles such as “The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank,” died Monday. She was 69.

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   Was ist Erma Bombeck?

   • Erma Louise Bombeck (* 21. Februar 1927; † 22. April 1996 ), geborene Erma Fiste, war eine US-amerikanische Schriftstellerin, welche in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts durch ihre humorvollen Bücher und Zeitungskolumnen große Popularität erreichte.

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   Is there an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck?

   • This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate. The “marvelously funny” and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue).

   Amazon.com: Erma Bombeck: Books, Biography, Blog

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   How old was Erma Bombeck when she died?

   • Erma Bombeck would have turned 93 on February 21st. We’re all born dying, but Erma knew by age 20 what would kill her. That’s when she discovered she had life-threatening kidney disease, probably inherited from her father, who died when she was nine. Perhaps her illness let her see life differently.

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     Erma Bombeck was the funniest Ohio housewife – ever. Erma grew up in a modest suburb of Dayton, wrote for her school newspaper, and worked at the Dayton Herald as a copygirl. Before she received her English degree from the University of Dayton,

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     It takes courage to write in the digital age

     Erma Bombeck was right when she said, "It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else." I thought of this quote when my friend Gina Barreca recently asked on social media, "Writers: Why is it hard to hit 'send' even after all these years?

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     Erma Bombeck was right when she said, “It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” I thought of this quote when my friend Gina Barreca recently asked on social media, “Writers: Why is it hard to hit ‘send’ even after all these years?

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8. www.nytimes.com › 1996/04/23 › usErma Bombeck Dies at 69; Put Howls Into Humdrum - The New ...

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   Erma Bombeck, who mined the everyday lives of housewives and parents for the mother lode of humor that transformed her into one of the country's most popular newspaper columnists and a...

9. www.goodreads.com › author › showErma Bombeck (Author of If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am ...

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   Apr 22, 1996 · Erma Louise Bombeck, born Erma Fiste, was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for a newspaper column that depicted suburban home life humorously, in the second half of the 20th century. For 31 years since 1965, Erma Bombeck published 4,000 newspaper articles.

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11. ermabombeckcollection.com › lifeErma’s Life – Erma Bombeck Collection

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    Follow Erma’s life from humble roots to worldwide fame through excerpts from Lynn Hutner Colwell’s book, Erma Bombeck: Writer and Humorist. Childhood. Fifties Housewife. Politics. I Want to Go to Boise. Growing Up.