humorists

Follows DeBartolo's career, taking a close, behind-the-scenes look at MAD's staff, centering on the off-beat friendship between DeBartolo and MAD's founder, William M. Gaines.

A humorous memoir talking mostly about small matters and the incredible things people do when they think they're acting sensible.

Examines the life and work of author/artist James Thurber, drawing comparisons between Thurber and the fictional, slightly skewed world of his favorite character Walter Mitty.

Follows the private and public life of the humorist and social critic, from his childhood in Oklahoma through his years as a cowboy to his rise to fame as an entertainer.

A biography of Erma Bombeck, tracing her life from her early childhood in Dayton, Ohio, through her current life as one of America's best-known humorists and columnists.

Presents a biography of nineteenth-century American writer and humorist, Mark Twain, and chronicles his personal and professional life, including information on the landscape and events of his day, describing Twain as he lived.

A biography of the American humorist and writer whose writing greatly reflected the events of his life particularly his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.

Recounts the life and career of this American humorist and entertainer who was born to part-Cherokee parents in 1879.

Presents a biography on Mark Twain and profiles his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri and the injustices he witnessed during the era of slavery, and his career as an author and includes the Clemens family ancestry and a listing of the books by the author.

Biography of the cowboy, humorist, stage performer, film actor, and author Will Rogers.