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Humorists
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Biography of George Carlin 
 Brief biography for this stand-up comedian, actor, and author, who was announced to be the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American humor on June 18, 2008, and who died on June 22, 2008. "Carlin balanced mainstream material with outspoken, irreverent routines that would become his trademark" and is known for his controversial "Seven Dirty Words" monologue. From the Kennedy Center. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entity_id=19830&source_type=A Topics: Notable People Last updated Jun 23, 2008 Columnist Art Buchwald Leaves Us Laughing
Remembrance for Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist Art Buchwald, who was known for his humorous writings "poke[ing] fun at the foibles of celebrities and politicians," and who died in January 2007. Also covers his battle with depression and his writings about his last illness. Includes a February 2006 column, audio of a June 2006 interview with Buchwald, and other audio clips. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5249437 Topics: Notable People Last updated Jan 22, 2007 Don Marquis
Don Marquis was "a newspaper columnist, humorist, poet, playwright, and author of about 35 books of which the best known are books of humorous poetry about Archy the cockroach and Mehitabel the cat." This site contains a chronology, selected Archy and Mehitabel stories, and links to other full-text works and related sites. http://www.donmarquis.com/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Poetry, Writing Last updated Mar 30, 2006 ErmaMuseum.org
Biographical information about writer and humorist Erma Bombeck. Features a timeline covering Erma's writing career, her time with "Good Morning America," her television series, and other aspects of her life. Include photographs, audio and video clips, and samples of her writing. Searchable. From the University of Dayton, Ohio. http://www.ermamuseum.org Topics: Notable People Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Ogden Nash: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Brief biography of American poet and humorist Ogden Nash, who "publish[ed] more than two dozen volumes of verse, as well as screenplays (none successfully produced), lyrics and scripts for theater, children's stories and various essays." Includes references. From the Harry Ransom Center, the University of Texas at Austin. http://research.hrc.utexas.edu:8080/hrcxtf/view?docId=ead/00098.xml Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Feb 26, 2008 |
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