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Bennett Cerf

Actor | * 05/25/1898 († 73, 08/27/1971) | Manhattan, New York (United States of America (USA))
Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his weekly television appearances for over 17 years on the panel game show What's My Line? ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Talk-Shows | Kids & Family | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions. ...

What's My Line?

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1950 | 3.3/5 | 30min per episode
Kids & Family, Comedy
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A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist. ...

The Twilight Zone

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1959 | 4.2/5 | 30min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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Front Page Challenge is a Canadian panel game about current events and history. Created by comedy writer/performer John Aylesworth and produced and aired by CBC Television, the series ran from 1957 to ...

Front Page Challenge

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2024- | 1h per episode
 
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Awards & Nominations for Bennett Cerf

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

TV Shows/Series with Bennett Cerf as Actor(2)

as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Panelist1950 What's My Line?

Full Name: Bennet Cerf
Born: Wednesday, 05/25 1898 (May) in Manhattan, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 08/27 1971 (August) in Mount Kisco (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Townsend Harris High School
Employer: Random House
Spouses (current/former): Sylvia Sidney, Phyllis Fraser
Other names for Bennett Cerf (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Bennett Alfred Cerf"
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Robert Young (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1133476, Added: 12/24/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024