Bennett Cerf

Writer

Date of birth : 05/24/1898

Date of death : 08/27/1971

City of birth : Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Best known as publisher and founder of Random House. Published many giants of 20th century American literature, including William Faulkner, James Michener, and Ayn Rand. Published James Joyce's Ulysses in the US after winning landmark Supreme Court obscenity case. Edited compilations of humor and joke books. Appeared regularly on "What's My Line?" and other TV shows.