S.J. Perelman





S.J. Perelman

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born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
February 01, 1904

died
October 17, 1979

gender
male

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About this author

Sidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S. J. Perelman, was a Jewish-American humorist, author, and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. He also wrote for several other magazines, as well as books, scripts, and screenplays.


Average rating: 3.90 · 863 ratings · 112 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors
The Most Of S.J.Perelman
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions
Most of the Most of S.J. Pe...
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4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2000
Westward Ha!
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1948 — 3 editions
Crazy Like a Fox
4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1973
Best of S J Perelman
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1947 — 3 editions
Acres and Pains
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions
The Last Laugh: The Final W...
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions
The Swiss Family Perelman: ...
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3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1950 — 4 editions
The Rising Gorge
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1942 — 3 editions
Eastward Ha!
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
More books by S.J. Perelman…
“I guess I'm just an old mad scientist at bottom. Give me an underground laboratory, half a dozen atom-smashers, and a beautiful girl in a diaphanous veil waiting to be turned into a chimpanzee, and I care not who writes the nation's laws.”
S.J. Perelman

“You'll have to leave my meals on a tray outside the door because I'll be
working pretty late on the secret of making myself invisible, which may take me almost until eleven o'clock.”
S.J. Perelman

“The main obligation is to amuse yourself.”
S.J. Perelman

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