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Sidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S. J. Perelman (February 1 1904 – October 17 1979), was an American humorist, author, and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker; he also wrote for several other magazines, as well as books, scripts, and screenplays.

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Eighty-five From the Archive: S. J. Perelman: Back Issues : The ...

In a 1963 Paris Review interview, S. J. Perelman declared that the “comic writer is a cat on a hot tin roof. His invitation to perform is liable to wear out at any moment; he must quickly and constantly amuse in a short span, ...

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"Give me an underground laboratory, half a dozen atom-smashers, and a beautiful girl in a diaphanous veil waiting to be turned into a chimpanzee, and I care not who writes the nation's laws." Permalink | Leave a comment »

Life And Love/ S.J. Perelman/ Samuel Butler | Virginia Is For Families

originally uploaded by Davidlind. Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring. ~SJ Perelman* Life is like.

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