# Bennett Cerf
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Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American 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 television appearances in the panel game show What's My Line?
== Biography ==
bennett cerf was born on May 25, 1898, in Manhattan, New York, to a Jewish family of Alsatian and German origin.
Gayle Feldman — Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built - with Kitty Kelley
The story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century featured a front-row seat on history, an epic cast, and left an enduring cultural legacyAt midcentury, everyone knew Bennett Cerf: witty, beloved, middle-aged panelist on What’s My Li…
Gayle Feldman - Nothing Random
Gayle Feldman has been with the prestigious industry magazine Publisher’s Weekly for over forty years as a writer and a senior editor. She has previously written the memoir, You Don’t Have to Be Your Mother, as well as a look at the publishing industry called Best and Worst of Times: The Changin…
The Man Who Completely Changed Publishing
In this conversation, Gayle Feldman discusses her book 'Nothing Random,' which explores the life of Bennett Cerf, the founder of Random House. She delves into Cerf's early life, his career in publishing, his relationships with authors, and the impact of his television presence on his reputation. Fe…
Podcast #256 – Gayle Feldman
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Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built is the latest book by veteran journalist and author Gayle Feldman. Published by Random House in January 2026, this biography explores the life of a driven young man who vowed to become a great publisher – and …
Q&A: Gayle Feldman, "Nothing Random"
Every week in the 1950s and 60s, 30 million Americans watched the congenial Bennett Cerf on Sunday nights on "What's My Line?" But he was much more than a game show panelist. In 1927, he co-founded the publishing giant Random House and brought to the public authors such as James Joyce, Ayn Rand,…
Gayle Feldman, "Nothing Random"
Every week in the 1950s and 60s, 30 million Americans watched the congenial Bennett Cerf on Sunday nights on "What's My Line?" But he was much more than a game show panelist. In 1927, he co-founded the publishing giant Random House and brought to the public authors such as James Joyce, Ayn Rand, Tr…
Middlewomen: Laura McGrath on the 25 People Who Control American Fiction
“Just 25 literary agents represent more than half of all prizewinning novelists in the 21st century. The agent is the unacknowledged legislator of the literary field.” — Laura McGrath
We think of publishers and editors as the ultimate tastemakers. As those godlike gatekeepers controlling what we …
Nothing Random with Gayle Feldman
Gayle Feldman is a journalist who has covered the book publishing industry for decades for Publishers Weekly and The Bookseller, among many other publications. Her new book is Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built, published by Random House with legendary editor Bob Loomis.…
The Making of Modern Publishing: Bennett Cerf, Random House, and the Rise of a Literary Empire
Bennett Cerf helped transform American publishing while becoming a cultural figure in his own right. Author Gayle Feldman explores the Random House cofounder’s remarkable life, from his relationships with some of the twentieth century’s most influential writers to the landmark Ulysses censorship ca…
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