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Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns , for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his weekly television appearances for over ...
Bennett Alfred Cerf (* 25. Mai 1898 in Manhattan, New York City; † 27. August 1971 in Mount Kisco, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Verleger und Mitbegründer von Random House.
21. Mai 2024 · Bennett Cerf (born May 25, 1898, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 27, 1971, Mount Kisco, New York) was an American publisher and editor. With Donald S. Klopfer, in 1925 Cerf acquired the Modern Library imprint, which subsequently became a highly profitable series of reprints of classic books.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bennett Cerf was born in 1898 in Manhattan and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in journalism. In 1925 he acquired the Modern Library with Donald Klopfer, providing the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House.
Bennett Cerf was a publisher, author, and TV personality. He founded Random House, published many famous writers, and won a Supreme Court case for Ulysses.
- May 25, 1898
- August 27, 1971
1. Jan. 2001 · So recounts Bennett Cerf in this wonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishing house. An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible wit and an abiding love of books and authors, Cerf brilliantly evokes the heady days of Random House’s first decades.
Bennett Cerf (1898–1971) was a renowned publisher who founded Random House and acquired Modern Library. He published many celebrated authors, such as James Joyce, Truman Capote, and Dr. Seuss, and was a humorist and TV personality.
