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American publisher, author (1898–1971)
Bennett Alfred Cerf (born Benoît Cerf; May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm
Bennett_Cerf
1964 memoir by Ernest Hemingway
live on June 7, 1964, when A Moveable Feast was on bestseller lists. Bennett Cerf, the head of Random House who had known Sylvia Beach personally, and
A_Moveable_Feast
American panel game show
frequently with regular panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf, What's My Line? won three Emmy Awards for Best Quiz or Audience Participation
What's_My_Line?
American socialite, writer, publisher, and actress
future What's My Line? panelist) Bennett Cerf, whom she married on September 17, 1940. They had two sons, Christopher Cerf, an author and composer-lyricist
Phyllis_Fraser
American musician, actor and writer
television program Between the Lions. Cerf's father was Random House co-founder, publisher, editor and TV panelist Bennett Cerf. His mother was journalist and
Christopher_Cerf_(producer)
American journalist and TV personality
videotaped episodes so that Kilgallen and fellow panelists Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf, along with host John Charles Daly, could take their summer vacations
Dorothy_Kilgallen
1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss
tries and approves of it. Seuss began writing Green Eggs and Ham after Bennett Cerf, his editor, bet him $50 (equivalent to $544 in 2025) that he could not
Green_Eggs_and_Ham
1970 correspondence course scandal
correspondence course for writers in the 1960s and 1970s. Founded in 1961 by Bennett Cerf, Gordon Carroll, and Albert Dorne, it became the subject of a scandal
Famous_Writers_School
17th episode of the 2nd season of The Twilight Zone
The story was adapted by Rod Serling from a short anecdote in the 1944 Bennett Cerf Random House anthology Famous Ghost Stories, which itself was an adaptation
Twenty Two (The Twilight Zone)
Twenty_Two_(The_Twilight_Zone)
American general-interest trade book publisher
publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook
Random_House
American actress (1910–1999)
the art of film. Sidney was married three times, first to publisher Bennett Cerf in 1935; they divorced six months later in 1936, on grounds of incompatibility
Sylvia_Sidney
American comedian (1913-1981)
Brassey's (US), Inc. ISBN 0-08-040576-2. Cerf, Bennett (2002). At Random: the reminiscences of Bennett Cerf. Random House. ISBN 0-375-75976-X. Considine
Hal_Block
American computer scientist and Internet pioneer (born 1943)
Vinton Gray Cerf (/sɜːrf/; born June 23, 1943) is an American Internet pioneer and is recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this
Vint_Cerf
Publisher, author
American publishing firm Random House, along with Bennett Cerf. Klopfer was the quiet inside businessman to Cerf's quite-visible and gregarious "Mr. Outside"
Donald_S._Klopfer
American journalist and game show host (1914–1991)
Random House book publisher and humorist Bennett Cerf became the anchor panelist who would usually introduce Daly. Cerf usually prefaced his introduction with
John_Charles_Daly
1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss
Morgan, when the book caught the attention of Phyllis Cerf, the wife of Geisel's publisher, Bennett Cerf, she arranged for a meeting with Geisel, where the
The_Cat_in_the_Hat
American novelist
Angeles Daily News, edited a collection of short stories with publisher Bennett Cerf, and collaborated with her second husband Arthur Hornblow Jr. on a series
Leonora_Hornblow
American writer (1924–1984)
of "Miriam" (1945) attracted the attention of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf and resulted in a contract to write the novel Other Voices, Other Rooms
Truman_Capote
American publisher
co-founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and (of the previous generation) Frank Nelson Doubleday
Alfred_A._Knopf_Sr.
1948 novel by Alan Paton
white farmer who must deal with news of a murder. American publisher Bennett Cerf remarked at that year's meeting of the American Booksellers Association
Cry,_the_Beloved_Country
American poet (1885–1977)
of What's My Line?, the popular television quiz program. According to Bennett Cerf, Untermeyer would sign virtually any piece of paper that someone placed
Louis_Untermeyer
1957 novel by Ayn Rand
difficulties of publishing a controversial novel, Random House president Bennett Cerf proposed that Rand should submit the manuscript to multiple publishers
Atlas_Shrugged
American publishing company
independent publishing company in 1925 when Boni & Liveright sold it to Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. Random House began in 1927 as a subsidiary of the
Modern_Library
Children's story collection
William Shakespeare, T. S. Eliot, Mark Twain, Joel Chandler Harris, Bennett Cerf and Jan Harold Brunvand. The first volume was published in 1981, and
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark
Surname list
this surname include the following: Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), publisher and co-founder of Random House Jonathan Cerf, his son, author of Big Bird's Red
Cerf_(surname)
American author (born 1966)
York City, where he was awarded the university's writing prize, the Bennett Cerf Memorial Award. Coes started his career as a White House intern under
Ben_Coes
1944 book by Bennett Cerf
American publisher and writer Bennett Cerf and illustrated by artist Carl Rose. The first of a series of joke books compiled by Cerf, the founder of Random House
Try_and_Stop_Me_(book)
Name list
saxophonist, arranger, and composer Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), publisher and founder of American publishing firm Random House Bennett Champ Clark (1890–1954), American
Bennett_(name)
American film and TV actress (1902–1972)
marriages, Hopkins had a passionate relationship with Random House publisher Bennett Cerf. She was known for hosting elegant parties. John O'Hara, a frequent guest
Miriam_Hopkins
American journalist (born 1937)
What's My Line? with John Charles Daly as host along with panelists Bennett Cerf, Barbara Feldon, Arlene Francis and Martin Gabel. Her work with KABC
Kelly_Lange
American actress and TV host (1907–2001)
The What's My Line? panel in 1952. From left: Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf, Francis, and Hal Block; newscaster John Daly was host of the show.
Arlene_Francis
American writer, historian and journalist (1916–2005)
the "dark, horrible novel" when Bennett Cerf of Random House asked Foote to write a short history of the Civil War. Cerf was impressed with the factual
Shelby_Foote
First African-American secretary in the White House
panel consisted of Arlene Francis, Steve Allen, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Bennett Cerf. After Whittington signed the blackboard as "Jerri Whittington," she
Gerri_Whittington
American actress (1920–1991)
2010. Gene Tierney; Arlene Francis, Ernie Kovacs, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf (panel) (August 25, 1957). What's My Line?. Retrieved April 8, 2025 –
Gene_Tierney
American writer
McKie's illustrations with new ones by Joe Mathieu) Bennett Cerf's Book of Animal Riddles by Bennett Cerf – 1964 Summer by Alice Low – 1963 (2001 recolor
Roy_McKie
1894 novella by Arthur Machen
coincidence is stretched to a length which appears absurd upon analysis". Bennett Cerf described the story as a "masterpiece". Brian Stableford stated that
The_Great_God_Pan
American writer (1898–1967)
products. Palmer, along with husband Theodor Geisel, and Phyllis Cerf, wife of Bennett Cerf, co-founded Beginner Books in 1958, following the smash success
Helen_Palmer_(writer)
American inventor and cosmetic chemist (1895–1962)
advertising face of What's My Line? Bennett Cerf explained to Montenier that What's My Line? "ruined the poor man." Cerf said that when What's My Line? first
Jules_Montenier
Book with moving parts, commonly directed at children
Bennett Cerf's Pop-Up Riddle Book, published by Random House as a promotion for Maxwell House Coffee and showcasing the work of humorist Bennett Cerf
Pop-up_book
American trade book publisher
riskier books and high-profile authors. The sale of the Modern Library to Bennett Cerf has been noted by biographer Tom Dardis as a critical tactical error
Boni_&_Liveright
English-American writer and communist (1917–1996)
correspondence course of questionable business practices founded by Bennett Cerf. She published The Trial of Dr. Spock, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin
Jessica_Mitford
128th Street and West 118th Street Art Buchwald – humorist and writer Bennett Cerf – publisher and writer, born on May 25, 1898, at 68 West 118th Street
List_of_people_from_Harlem
American author (1874–1946)
ultimately never published in the United States. Random House publisher Bennett Cerf had read the introduction Stein had written for the translations and
Gertrude_Stein
American acting coach (1913–1963)
1954 as Marilyn Monroe's dramatic coach. Her occupation was guessed by Bennett Cerf in the free guess given the panel before the game began because he recognized
Natasha_Lytess
American actress, singer, and dancer (1911–1995)
writer/socialite Phyllis Fraser, the wife of Random House publisher Bennett Cerf. Rita Hayworth's maternal uncle, Vinton Hayworth, was married to Rogers's
Ginger_Rogers
Village and town in the United States
Ann Blyth, actress Laura Branigan, singer Rick Carey, olympic swimmer Bennett Cerf, publisher, television personality Andrew Daly, actor, comedian Norman
Mount_Kisco,_New_York
1922 novel by James Joyce
Ulysses finding that the book was not obscene. Random House's founder Bennett Cerf chose to base this edition on a copy of the pirated Samuel Roth edition
Ulysses_(novel)
American legal scholar (1947–2022)
Cerf as the editors of The Harvard Lampoon, once again stumping the panel which included both his mother and father, plus Cerf's father, Bennett Cerf
Peter_Gabel
American boxer
1961. A panel of Arlene Francis, Barry Nelson, Dorothy Kilgallen and Bennett Cerf was unable to guess Eaton's occupation as a boxing promoter. Cal died
Aileen_Eaton
1961 (1961-02-03) 173-3650 53 17 "Twenty Two" Jack Smight Based on an anecdote by : Bennett Cerf Teleplay by : Rod Serling N/A February 10, 1961 (1961-02-10) N/A 54 18
List of The Twilight Zone episodes
List_of_The_Twilight_Zone_episodes
Irish motor racing driver (1937–2023)
of What's My Line. Arlene Francis, Mark Goodson, Ginger Rogers, and Bennett Cerf were on the panel and successfully guessed her "line" as a rally driver
Rosemary_Smith
Publishing imprint of Random House
Rosetta Stone. Other authors of early Beginner Books were Robert Lopshire, Bennett Cerf, Al Perkins, Helen Palmer Geisel (who wrote as Helen Palmer), Philip
Beginner_Books
1966 with panelists Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf. In 2011, GQ magazine published an article titled "The Social Network:
Contact_(computer_dating)
American television game show
1949. It was hosted by Bennett Cerf. Activities in one episode had guests at a table that contained sound-effects equipment. As Cerf read excerpts from a
See_What_You_Know
New Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008)
he stumped the panel, comprising Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, and Merv Griffin. In 1977, he led a jetboat expedition, titled "Ocean
Edmund_Hillary
American actor, comedian and game show host (1920-1970)
on the October 9, 1955, episode of What's My Line? He was guessed by Bennett Cerf. March was arguably best known as the host of The $64,000 Question, which
Hal_March
British-American publishing company
founded by Boni & Liveright Random House, originally founded in 1927 by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and publishes fiction Rodale Books (formerly Rodale
Penguin_Random_House
Richard's Almanack published under the pen name "Richard Saunders". Bennett Cerf (1898–1971) one of the founders of the publishing firm Random House,
List_of_humorists
Brief fault in a computer system
glide or a slip". It was first widely defined for the American people by Bennett Cerf on the June 20, 1965, episode of What's My Line as "a kink ... when anything
Glitch
American manufacturing company (1927–1955)
Midtown Planning. Retrieved December 17, 2014. "Notable New Yorkers: Bennett Cerf". Columbia University Libraries Oral History Research Office. Columbia
Remington_Rand
1939 book by Dr. Seuss
sap labeled "Bennett Cerf", the name of Seuss's publisher at Random House. Seuss, by calling Cerf a sap, was apparently implying that Cerf was being too
The_Seven_Lady_Godivas
1954 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
"glittering and graceless behavior of the Hollywood-international set." Bennett Cerf, in a review for Saturday Review, wrote the film was "another picture
The_Barefoot_Contessa
Calendar year
1890) August 27 Margaret Bourke-White, American photographer (b. 1904) Bennett Cerf, American publisher (b. 1898) August 28 – Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron
1971
American publisher and stage producer
meant that he had to sell the Modern Library to then-vice-president Bennett Cerf in 1925. Liveright started to put money from the publishing company into
Horace_Liveright
published a three-page retraction. Unfazed, Random House representative Bennett Cerf recommended that stores move the book to the fiction section. The book
George_Dupre
Novel by Sanora Babb written in 1930s
the prestigious New York publishing firm, whose co-founder and editor, Bennett Cerf, responded enthusiastically and offered her a publishing contract. At
Whose_Names_Are_Unknown
English writer and philosopher (1894–1963)
example, some ten years after publication of The Art of Seeing, in 1952, Bennett Cerf was present when Huxley spoke at a Hollywood banquet, wearing no glasses
Aldous_Huxley
British actress, singer and comedian (1898–1979)
the mystery guest on the 1 May 1955 edition of What's My Line? After Bennett Cerf asked about one of her songs, Dorothy Kilgallen correctly guessed it
Gracie_Fields
1948 novel by Norman Mailer
Dead one of the top hundred novels in the English language. Publisher Bennett Cerf declared in 1948 "only three novels published since the first of the
The_Naked_and_the_Dead
2006 American film
as Richard Hickock Jeff Daniels as Alvin Dewey Peter Bogdanovich as Bennett Cerf Hope Davis as Slim Keith Isabella Rossellini as Marella Agnelli Juliet
Infamous_(2006_film)
American typesetter with longest name ever (1914–1997)
list a birthdate of August 4, 1914. He became a typesetter according to Bennett Cerf. His name first attracted attention when it appeared in the 1938 Philadelphia
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr.
Hubert_Blaine_Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff_Sr.
American chess player (1933–2024)
What's My Line? and stumped the panel (Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, and Abe Burrows). Abe Burrows remarked at the end of the segment that
Lisa_Lane
Latin expression
in a letter, dated 2 April 1932, to American publisher Bennett Cerf, a letter requested by Cerf concerning the details of the publication of Joyce's novel
Habent_sua_fata_libelli
1956 play by Eugene O'Neill
and publish the play at once. "We refused, of course," wrote publisher Bennett Cerf in his memoirs, "but then were horrified to learn that legally all the
Long_Day's_Journey_into_Night
American actor (1912–1989)
good to see him fit as a fiddle and all in one piece." Regular panelist Bennett Cerf remarked, "Good to see you here, John. Glad to see you beat that car
John_Payne_(actor)
1940 children's book by Dr. Seuss
second. Frances Chrystie, the juvenile buyer for FAO Schwarz, wrote to Bennett Cerf, Geisel's publisher, "I've been sitting alone in my apartment reading
Horton_Hatches_the_Egg
American novelist
graduated with honors from Columbia University, winning the Columbia Bennett Cerf Award for Fiction for his unpublished story collection The Night Sophia
Steve_Szilagyi
American actor (1888–1963)
until Abbott's death, at age 58, from lung cancer, in 1948. According to Bennett Cerf in his 1944 book Try and Stop Me, Woolley was at a dinner party and suddenly
Monty_Woolley
Cathey Steve Cauthen Dick Cavett by Don Bevan Cedric the Entertainer Bennett Cerf by Don Bevan Michael Cerveris Helene Chadwick Kathleen Chalfant Richard
List of caricatures at Sardi's
List_of_caricatures_at_Sardi's
Oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University
Major publishers included were Alfred Knopf, Arthur Sulzberger, and Bennett Cerf. Rabbi Stephen Wise is also considered prominent. Columbia College graduates
Columbia College, Columbia University
Columbia_College,_Columbia_University
1957 American drama film by Elia Kazan
Nettleton as Macey's nurse (uncredited) Rip Torn as Barry Mills (uncredited) Bennett Cerf, Faye Emerson, Betty Furness, Virginia Graham, Burl Ives, Sam Levenson
A_Face_in_the_Crowd_(film)
American diplomat and politician (1910–1991)
They divorced in 1971. In 1975, Wagner married Phyllis Fraser, widow of Bennett Cerf. They lived together until his death in 1991. Her five-floor townhouse
Robert_F._Wagner_Jr.
American Magazine, now based in Kansas
World Series. Oklahoma was the No. 1 college football team in the land. Bennett Cerf wrote a column for Grit. The funnies included Blondie, Joe Palooka, The
Grit_(newspaper)
1980 album by Roky Erickson and The Aliens
Hammer" to a fraternity hazing ritual gone awry from a story published by Bennett Cerf in the 1944 Random House anthology Famous Ghost Stories. In the same
The_Evil_One
American illustrator
Mythology. Other books he illustrated include Burton's The Arabian Nights (Bennett Cerf, 1932, Triangle Books), Stories of the Gods and Heroes by Sally Benson
Steele_Savage
Ineffective alternative eyesight improvement therapy
no glasses, and according to Bennett Cerf, apparently reading his paper from the lectern without difficulty. In Cerf's words: Then suddenly he faltered—and
Bates_method
American playwright (1908–1980)
Allmovie. Equally comfortable dealing with literary editors such as Bennett Cerf or moguls like Darryl F. Zanuck, he also retained his credibility in
Robert_Ardrey
Season of television series
1961 (1961-02-03) 173-3650 53 17 "Twenty Two" Jack Smight Based on an anecdote by : Bennett Cerf Teleplay by : Rod Serling N/A February 10, 1961 (1961-02-10) N/A 54 18
The_Twilight_Zone_season_2
1966 New York masquerade ball
Edward Albee Richard Avedon Cecil Beaton Irving Berlin Leonard Bernstein Bennett Cerf Sammy Davis Jr. Jack Dunphy (Capote's partner) Ralph Ellison Adolph Green
Black_and_White_Ball
1964 book by Ayn Rand
The idea of creating a collection of Rand's essays initially came from Bennett Cerf of Random House, who had published two of Rand's previous books, Atlas
The_Virtue_of_Selfishness
American jockey (1937–2010)
Francis, Joey Bishop, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Bennett Cerf on the panel. Sellers won $10 for stumping Cerf and Francis; Joey Bishop successfully guessed
Johnny_Sellers
Funeral home in Manhattan, New York
Kenneth Campbell Milt Caniff Emilio Carranza Harry Carman Oleg Cassini Bennett Cerf Huguette Clark Montgomery Clift William Sloane Coffin George M. Cohan
Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel
Frank_E._Campbell_Funeral_Chapel
Literary technique in which the writer is forced to follow a given rule
Green Eggs and Ham using only 50 different words on a 50 dollar bet with Bennett Cerf. The Gates of Paradise is a book by Jerzy Andrzejewski where the whole
Constrained_writing
1957 children's story by Dr. Seuss
Hat and was in the midst of founding Beginner Books with Phyllis and Bennett Cerf and his wife, Helen Palmer Geisel. Helen, who had ongoing medical problems
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!
Governor of Hawaii Territory (1951–1953)
on What's My Line? shortly after taking office. One of the panelists, Bennett Cerf, recognized him immediately and disqualified himself from the round.
Oren_E._Long
American politician and military officer (1909–1998)
classic of American political humor after it was relayed by humorist Bennett Cerf. The photo was prized by Goldwater for the rest of his life and sold
Barry_Goldwater
American comedian (1894–1956)
the final 90 seconds of the program Steve Allen, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf all delivered brief but heartfelt tributes. A somber Dorothy Kilgallen
Fred_Allen
flag without being insulted. He won. between 1957 and 1960: Bennett Cerf bet Dr. Seuss (Cerf was Seuss's publisher) that Seuss could not write a book with
List_of_bets
Work by Shelby Foote
Shiloh, Bennett Cerf of Random House asked Foote to write a short history of the Civil War in time to capitalize on the centenary of the war. Cerf offered
The_Civil_War:_A_Narrative
Day of the year
1884) 1969 – Erika Mann, German actress and author (born 1905) 1971 – Bennett Cerf, American publisher, co-founded Random House (born 1898) 1971 – Margaret
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