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Overview

Date of Birth:
25 May 1898, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
27 August 1971, Mount Kisco, New York, USA more
Contact:
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Trivia:
Random House's colophon (trademark image) was designed by celebrated artist... more
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Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
'What's My Line?' panel

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - Twenty Two (1961) TV episode (anecdote from "Famous Ghost Stories")
Self:
  1. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.14 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "What's My Line?" (1968) TV series .... Himself / ... (unknown episodes, 1968-1971)
  3. "What's My Line?" .... Himself / ... (687 episodes, 1950-1967)
        - Episode dated 3 September 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself/panelist
        - Episode dated 27 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 20 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 6 August 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 30 July 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
          (682 more)
  4. "The Match Game" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1966)
        - Episode dated 7 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Peggy Cass & Bennett Cerf (1963) TV episode .... Team Captain
  5. "Get the Message" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 28 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Password" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Jayne Meadows vs. Bennett Cerf (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 25 September 1961 (1961) TV episode (as 'What's My Line?' panel) .... Himself

  8. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #5.31 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  9. A Face in the Crowd (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd (USA: complete title)
  10. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #2.13 (1956) TV episode .... Himself

  11. "See What You Know" (1946) TV series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Author of "Bennett Cerf's Book of Laughs" (1959), "Bennett Cerf's Book of Riddles" (1960), "More Riddles"(1961), "Bennett Cerf's Book of Animal Riddles" (1964), "Bennett Cerf's Silliest Pop-up Riddles" (1967), & "Bennett Cerf's Pop-up Limericks" (1967). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies more
Genres:
Game-Show | Family | Drama more
Plot Keywords:
Non Fiction | Quiz Show | Based On Short Story | Celebrity more

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