bennett alfred cerf

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Definition of bennett alfred cerf in English English dictionary

born May 25, 1898, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 27, 1971, Mount Kisco, N.Y. U.S. 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. In 1927 they began publishing books other than Modern Library titles as Random House, of which Cerf served as president (1927-65) and chairman (1965-70). He became known as an opponent of censorship and as the publisher of many eminent authors. An inveterate punster and raconteur, he edited anthologies of humour, short stories, and plays, wrote syndicated newspaper columns, and appeared on the popular television show "What's My Line?" (1952-68)

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Bennett Cerf

born May 25, 1898, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Aug. 27, 1971, Mount Kisco, N.Y. U.S. 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. In 1927 they began publishing books other than Modern Library titles as Random House, of which Cerf served as president (1927-65) and chairman (1965-70). He became known as an opponent of censorship and as the publisher of many eminent authors. An inveterate punster and raconteur, he edited anthologies of humour, short stories, and plays, wrote syndicated newspaper columns, and appeared on the popular television show "What's My Line?" (1952-68)

Hyphenation

Ben·nett Al·fred cerf

Turkish pronunciation

benıt älfrıd sırf

Pronunciation

/ˈbenət ˈalfrəd ˈsərf/ /ˈbɛnət ˈælfrəd ˈsɜrf/