Perelman, Sidney Joseph

Perelman, Sidney Joseph
(1904-79)
   American author. Born in Brooklyn, he grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. He studied at Brown University, and later lived in Greenwich Village where he drew cartoons for the weekly Judge. From 1934 he contributed to the New Yorker. His works include Dawn Ginsbergh's Revenge, Acres and Pains, Westward Ha!, Swiss Family Perelman, The Rising Gorge, Baby, It's Cold Inside and Vinegar Pass. He wrote movie scripts and collaborated with the Marx Brothers for Monkey Business and Horsefeathers. His screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days won an Academy Award.

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  • PERELMAN, SIDNEY JOSEPH — (1904–1979), U.S. humorist. Perelman was born in Brooklyn, but grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, and studied at Brown University, where he edited a humorous magazine. He began his professional career in 1925 as a contributor to the humor… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Sidney — /sid nee/, n. 1. Sir Philip, 1554 86, English poet, writer, statesman, and soldier. 2. a city in N Ohio. 17,657. 3. a male or female given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Denis. Also, Sydney (for defs. 1, 3). * * * (as… …   Universalium

  • Joseph — /joh zeuhf, seuhf/, n. 1. Jacob s eleventh son, the first of Jacob and his second wife, Rachel: sold into slavery by his brothers. Gen. 30:22 24; 37. 2. the husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus. Matt. 1:16 25. 3. (Hinmaton yalaktit), c1840 …   Universalium

  • Perelman, S.J. — ▪ American author in full  Sidney Joseph Perelman   born Feb. 1, 1904, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 17, 1979, New York, N.Y.       American humorist who was a master of wordplay in books, movies, plays, and essays.       Perelman s parents… …   Universalium

  • Perelman, S. J. —  (for Sidney Joseph). (1904–1979) American humorist …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Joseph L. Mankiewicz — Born Joseph Leo Mankiewicz February 11, 1909(1909 02 11) Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died …   Wikipedia

  • S.J. Perelman — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Perelman. Sidney Joseph Perelman, connu comme S. J. Perelman (1er février 1904 – 17 octobre 1979 New York), est un écrivain, chroniqueur humoristique et scénariste américain. Il naît à… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sidney Street-Belagerung — Soldaten der Scots Guards eröffnen das Feuer auf die Anarchisten Die Belagerung der Sidney Street (engl.: Siege of Sidney Street; auch bekannt als „Schlacht von Stepney“, engl.: Battle of Stepney) war eine bewaffnete Auseinandersetzung zwischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sidney Street Belagerung — Soldaten der Scots Guards eröffnen das Feuer auf die Anarchisten Die Belagerung der Sidney Street (engl.: Siege of Sidney Street; auch bekannt als „Schlacht von Stepney“, engl.: Battle of Stepney) war eine bewaffnete Auseinandersetzung zwischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • S. J. Perelman — Infobox Writer name = S. J. Perelman caption = birthdate = February 1, 1904 birthplace = Brooklyn, United States deathdate = October 17, 1979 deathplace = New York City, United States occupation = Author, screenwriterSidney Joseph Perelman,… …   Wikipedia

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