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.

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

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Horse Feathers screenwriter S. J. Perelman
Perelman hasNotableBearer S. J. Perelman
Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film) screenwriter S. J. Perelman
subject linked to: Around the World in 80 Days
Meet the Baron screenwriter S. J. Perelman
One Touch of Venus bookBy S. J. Perelman
One Touch of Venus bookBy S. J. Perelman
Sweethearts (1938 film) screenwriter S. J. Perelman
Monkey Business screenwriter S. J. Perelman
subject linked to: 1931 film Monkey Business
S. J. Perelman pseudonym S. J. Perelman