Bennett Cerf

Bennett Cerf
Cerf on the set of What's My Line? in 1952
Born	Benoit Cerf (1898-05-25)May 25, 1898 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 27, 1971(1971-08-27) (aged 73) Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
Education	Columbia University
Occupations	Humorist publisher businessman co-founder of Random House
Spouses	Sylvia Sidney ​ ​ (m. 1935; div. 1936)​ Phyllis Fraser ​ (m. 1940)​
Children	Jonathan Cerf, Christopher Cerf
Writing career
Years active	1925–1971

Bennett Alfred Cerf (born Benoît Cerf; May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his weekly television appearances for 16 years on the panel game show What's My Line?