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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 Look Book; 35 Astounding Years . Etc.

    First published in 1975 1 edition
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  • Cover of: King Silky!

    First published in 1982 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The many worlds of L*e*o R*o*s*t*e*n: stories, humor, social commentary, travelogues, satire, memoirs, profiles, and sundry entertainments never before published; with a special introd., background notes, revelations and confessions, all hand-written and themselves worth the price of admission.

    First published in 1964 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1940 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A guide to the religions of America: the famous Look magazine series on religion, plus facts, figures, tables, charts, articles, and comprehensive reference material on churches and religious groups in the United States.

    First published in 1955 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A trumpet for reason

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Photo of Leo Calvin Rosten

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, Social life and customs, Anthologies, Glossaries, vocabularies, Humor, general, Journalists, Motion picture industry, Press, Quotations
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