Bennett Cerf

Bennett Cerf appears in the following:

Random House Founder Bennett Cerf, as Skillful Storyteller and Humorist

Friday, August 17, 2012

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Bennett Cerf of Random House speaks at this 1952 Book and Author Luncheon.
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David Schoenbrun, Bennett Cerf, and Barbara Tuchman

Monday, January 17, 1966

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Maurice Dolbier welcomes journalist Janet Flanner, Genet, to the podium to introduce David Schoenbrun, author of the biography "The Three Lives of Charles De Gaulle." Schienbrum pays tribute to the other ...

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Mayor John Lindsay inauguration ceremony

Saturday, January 01, 1966

Inauguration of Mayor Lindsay. Bennett Cerf hosts.

Sanitation band plays, then backs up Ethel Merman singing the national anthem.

Bishop Horace Donegan delivers the invocation.

Justice William C. Hecht, Jr. administers the oath of office to the new mayor, who then ...

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George Foster Peabody... Peabody Awards.

Tuesday, April 10, 1962

Peabody Awards to the best in television and radio for 1961.

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Walter Kerr, Bennet Cerf, Edward Weeks and Bernard Baruch

Tuesday, October 22, 1957

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Irita Van Doren introduces theater critic Walter Kerr to discuss his book "Pieces at Eight." Kerr charms the audience with his self-deprecating humor (as well as several jokes about his wife). ...

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Elizabeth Vining, Bennett Cerf, and Robert Moses

Thursday, November 27, 1952

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

WNYC announcer introduces the program to the radio audience.

Irita Van Doren introduces Vining, who talks about her book, "Windows for a Crown Prince," about working with the ...

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