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He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. He also wrote for several other magazines, including Judge, as well as books, scripts, and screenplays. Perelman received an Academy Award for screenwriting in 1956.
S.J. Perelman has 95 books on Goodreads with 7276 ratings. S.J. Perelman’s most popular book is The Most of S.J. Perelman.
Sidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S. J. Perelman, was a Jewish-American humorist, author, and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. He also wrote for several other magazines, as well as books, scripts, and screenplays.
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- October 17, 1979
- February 1, 1904
S. J. Perelman: Writings 62 sketches and satires | The Beauty Part: A Comedy in Two Parts | The Hindsight Saga: Three Fragments from An Autobiography | selected letters More
Aug 24, 2021 · Culture Desk. Having a Laugh with S. J. Perelman. The longtime New Yorker writer was a master of the extended satiric riff. By Adam Gopnik. August 24, 2021. What Perelman offers us at his...
Oct 19, 2021 · Item Size. 525.1M. xiv, 300 pages ; 21 cm. Perelman a prolific comic talent, gained fame at The New Yorker and as scriptwriter for numerous Marx Brothers films. Decoy -- To sleep, perchance to steam -- Down with the restoration!
May 30, 2000 · This book includes many of the greatest hits from 1930 to 1958--available only in this edition--by the devastatingly witty Perelman, the leading figure of The New Yorker magazine's golden age of humor and one of the most popular American humorists ever.
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