S. J. Perelman
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S. J. Perelman was an American humorist and screenwriter renowned for his sharp, surreal wit and his work on Marx Brothers films and sophisticated comic essays.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| S. J. Perelman canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ humorist ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Around the World in 80 Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Marx Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-10-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Brown University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sidney Joseph Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic essay
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humor ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle |
dense allusiveness
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parody of popular culture ⓘ |
| influenced | American humor writing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate wordplay
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sophisticated comic essays ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Around the World in 80 Days
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Crazy Like a Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse Feathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Monkey Business NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ill-Tempered Clavichord NERFINISHED ⓘ The Most of S. J. Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Miltown, or, Under the Spreading Atrophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Westward Ha! Or, Around the World in 80 Clichés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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humorist ⓘ playwright ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| pseudonym | S. J. Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| screenwriterFor |
Around the World in 80 Days
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Horse Feathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Monkey Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblingInLaw | Nathanael West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Laura West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
College Humor
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Judge ⓘ The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanity Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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