S. J. Perelman
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sidney Joseph Perelman, S.J. Perelman
American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904-1979)
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Vinony's link graph records 367 inbound references to S. J. Perelman, and connects out to Monkey Business, James Joyce and George Bernard Shaw.
Vinony files it under 1904 births, 1979 deaths and 20th-century American Jews.
Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 February 1904
- Died
- 17 October 1979
- Works
- 45
Top works
- Short easterly squall, with low visibility and rising gorge
- A subtreasury of American humor
- The Britannica Library of Great American Writing - Volume II
- Parlor, bedlam and bath
- Great Short Stories of the World
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Public Speaking — Self (archive footage)2011
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- SJ Perelman (cropped).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1904-02-01
- date of death
- 1979-10-17
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Commons category
- S. J. Perelman
Sources (7)
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Available in 9 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0
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Brooklyn
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Categories
1904 births1979 deaths20th-century American Jews20th-century American male writers20th-century American screenwritersAmerican humor columnistsAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican male screenwritersAmerican satirical columnistsAmerican satirical dramatists and playwrightsBest Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winnersBrown University alumniClassical High School alumniJewish American columnistsJewish American screenwritersMembers of the American Academy of Arts and LettersScreenwriters from New York CityThe New Yorker peopleWriters from Brooklyn