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Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe (February 25, 1928 – August 29, 2012) was an American writer. He was an editor at Reader's Digest for more than 30 years, where he worked with a wide range of writers.
Dec 3, 2021 · "Seinfeld" writer Dan O’Keefe revealed how the idea of Festivus came to fruition. The holiday was actually inspired by his father, "Reader's Digest" editor Daniel O'Keefe.
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Dan O'Keefe (born 1967 or 1968) [1] is an American television writer and producer, who has worked on such shows as Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, The League, Silicon Valley, and Veep . Early and personal life. O'Keefe was born to writers Deborah and Daniel O'Keefe, who was best known as the creator of the holiday Festivus.
History. Festivus was conceived by author and editor Daniel O'Keefe, the father of television writer Dan O'Keefe, and was celebrated by his family as early as 1966. While the Latin word fēstīvus means "excellent, jovial, lively", [5] and derives from fēstus, meaning "joyous; holiday, feast day", [6] [7] [8] Festivus in this sense was coined ...
Dec 23, 2022 · A ‘Seinfeld’ scriptwriter whose dad invented the fake holiday has answers. Festivus is Dec. 23, but it wouldn’t have happened if two sitcom writers had not persuaded Dan O’Keefe to share...
Jan 1, 2005 · Dan O'Keefe. More books from this author. The Real Festivus: The True Story Behind America's Favorite Made-up Holiday Paperback – January 1, 2005. by Dan O'Keefe (Author) 4.2 34 ratings. See all formats and editions.
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The Book. The following is taken from a New York Times article, based on an early interview with Dan O'Keefe: "It was entirely more peculiar than on the show," the younger Mr. O'Keefe said from the set of the sitcom "Listen Up," where he is now a writer.
