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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Comedian gptkb:Journalist |
gptkbp:active_years_end |
gptkb:1996
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gptkbp:active_years_start |
gptkb:1965
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gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Award
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters National Women's Hall of Fame Inductee |
gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Bellbrook,_Ohio
gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio |
gptkbp:born |
February 21, 1927
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gptkbp:cause_of_death |
Kidney cancer
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gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Andrew_Bombeck
gptkb:Lisa_Bombeck gptkb:Erin_Bombeck Matthew Bombeck |
gptkbp:column |
At Wit's End
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gptkbp:died |
April 22, 1996
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Dayton
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gptkbp:famous_for |
Humorous writing about suburban family life
humorous essays about suburban family life |
gptkbp:famous_quote |
“ I think I am a very lucky person. I have a wonderful family, a great career, and I have a lot of fun.”
“ I am not a glutton. I am an explorer of food.” “ There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.” “ The grass is always greener over the septic tank.” “ Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity.” “ A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.” “ When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, ' I used everything you gave me.'” “ I have a great sense of humor about myself. I think I’m a riot.” “ If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.” “ The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.” " There is no such thing as an ordinary life." " When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, ' I used everything you gave me.'" " If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it." " The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again." " I think I am a better person because I have been a mother." |
gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:non-fiction
gptkb:humor |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Erma Bombeck
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Oprah_Winfrey
gptkb:David_Sedaris humor writing |
gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:James_Thurber gptkb:Dorothy_Parker gptkb:Robert_Benchley |
gptkbp:known_for |
Books on family and domestic life
Writing humorous newspaper columns |
gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:legacy |
Cultural icon of American family life
Influence on modern humorists Pioneer for women in humor writing |
gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Grass_Is_Always_Greener_Over_the_Septic_Tank
gptkb:If_Life_Is_a_Bowl_of_Cherries,_What_Am_I_Doing_in_the_Pits? A Marriage Made in Heaven: Or Too Tired for an Affair |
gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Speaker
gptkb:Writer |
gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Phoenix,_Arizona
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gptkbp:resting_place |
gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Bill_Bombeck
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gptkbp:website |
www.erma Bombeck.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Nora_Ephron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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