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Leo Calvin Rosten

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Jewish American humorist

Born 1908-04-11
Died 1997-02-19

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  • Cover of: The education of H*y*m*a*n K*a*p*l*a*n

    Cover of edition educationofhyma00leoc First published in 1937 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Leo Rosten's Treasury of Jewish Quotations

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    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Hooray for Yiddish!: a book about English

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  • Cover of: The joys of Yinglish: an exuberant dictionary of Yiddish words, phrases, and locutions ...

    First published in 1989 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Washington correspondents.

    First published in 1937 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Leo Rosten's Book of Laughter

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The L*E*O R*O*S*T*E*N bedside book: stories, humor, social commentary, travelogues, satire, memoirs, profiles, and sundry entertainments never before published ; with a special introduction, background notes, revelations and confessions, all hand-written and themselves worth the price of admission.

    First published in 1965 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: People I have loved, known, or admired

    First published in 1970 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Religions in America: a completely revised and up-to-date guide to churches and religious groups in the United states

    First published in 1963 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Rome wasn't burned in a day: the mischief of language

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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Jewish American humorist

Born 1908-04-11
Died 1997-02-19

Subjects

American wit and humor, Fiction, Sects, Yiddish language, English language, Foreign words and phrases, Religion, Yiddish, Dictionaries, English language, foreign words and phrases, Jewish wit and humor, Fiction, humorous, general, Humor, Immigrants, Influence on English, Jews, fiction, New york (state), fiction, Religión, Social life and customs, Anthologies, Glossaries, vocabularies, Humor, general, Journalists, Motion picture industry, Press

Places

United States, Washington (D.C.), California, Alabama, EE. UU, Hollywood, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Jefferson, Los Angeles, Mississippi, Owl Creek Bridge, Yoknapatawpha County, États-Unis

People

Leo Calvin Rosten (1908-), Caddy, Colonel Sartoris, Dilsey, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Jailer, Jason, Jesus, Mr. Grierson, Mr. Lovelady, Mr. Stovall, Mrs. Compson, Nancy, Peyton Farquhar, Quentin Compson, Tobe

Time

1861-65, 1969-1974, 20th century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • Leo Rosten
  • Leonard Q. Ross

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May 13, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
May 13, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Added new photo
May 13, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import