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Ho ho ho…. Bennett Cerf looking “as ever” the single man in the first photo taken by Carl Van Vechten in May 1939. Birthday Parties for Lawrence Langner at Langner Lane Farm, Weston, Connecticut. May 28, 1939 In less than two months, after the first was taken, Bennett will meet his wife Phyllis Fraser in Stamford CT. ( photo also taken by Carl Can Vetchen . September 1940) Merry Christmas everyone ! Weston Connecticut, Merry Christmas Everyone, Single Men, First Photo, Birthday Parties, Van

Weston Connecticut

Merry Christmas Everyone

Birthday Parties

Ho ho ho…. Bennett Cerf looking “as ever” the single man in the first photo taken by Carl Van Vechten in May 1939. Birthday Parties for Lawrence Langner at Langner Lane Farm, Weston, Connecticut. May 28, 1939 In less than two months, after the first was taken, Bennett will meet his wife Phyllis Fraser in Stamford CT. ( photo also taken by Carl Can Vetchen . September 1940) Merry Christmas everyone !

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Rare Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Photos

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Platinum Blonde

American Actress

Bennett Cerf

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Married in 1935 and divorced in 1936. Mr Cerf wrote in his book AT RANDOM….. “In 1935 I had married Sylvia Sidney, but even before the honeymoon was over I realized I was not cut out to be the husband of a movie star. We had planned it that Sylvia would spend six months of every year in New York with me, and the other six in Hollywood, acting; but we saw very quickly how ridiculous and impossible that idea was. A star has to put her career first, so her husband comes second. The marriage lasted Divorce, Marriage, Sylvia Sidney, In Hollywood, Movie Stars, Acting, Career, Faces

Married in 1935 and divorced in 1936. Mr Cerf wrote in his book AT RANDOM….. “In 1935 I had married Sylvia Sidney, but even before the honeymoon was over I realized I was not cut out to be the husband of a movie star. We had planned it that Sylvia would spend six months of every year in New York with me, and the other six in Hollywood, acting; but we saw very quickly how ridiculous and impossible that idea was. A star has to put her career first, so her husband comes second. The marriage lasted

From the Toronto Star Archives Toronto Star

From the Toronto Star Archives

Humorist Bennett Cerf delivered the first lecture of the 1955-56 Salem College Lecture Series on this day in 1955. The lecture took place in Memorial Hall, across from Home Moravian Church. In the above photo, Bennett Cerf (left) is speaking with Martha Duvall (center) and Emily McClure (right). Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection. Forsyth County, Photograph, Public, College, Memories, Men, Collection

Humorist Bennett Cerf delivered the first lecture of the 1955-56 Salem College Lecture Series on this day in 1955. The lecture took place in Memorial Hall, across from Home Moravian Church. In the above photo, Bennett Cerf (left) is speaking with Martha Duvall (center) and Emily McClure (right). Photo courtesy of Forsyth County Public Library Photograph Collection.

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Johnny Tillotson

Phyllis Fraser, Radio editor and cousin of film actress Ginger Rogers, cuts her cake September 17, 1940 in New York after she was married to Bennett Cerf a New York Publisher. Ceremony was performed by New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Watching left to right are; Mrs. Lela Rogers, Ginger's mother; Gustave Cerf, Groom's father; Fraser; Cerf and actress Anne Shirley. Ginger Rogers, Anne Shirley, Love Story, Groom, September 17, Actresses, Film

Phyllis Fraser, Radio editor and cousin of film actress Ginger Rogers, cuts her cake September 17, 1940 in New York after she was married to Bennett Cerf a New York Publisher. Ceremony was performed by New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Watching left to right are; Mrs. Lela Rogers, Ginger's mother; Gustave Cerf, Groom's father; Fraser; Cerf and actress Anne Shirley.

Mary Astor arrives in Manhattan March 1, 1939 to attend the New York Premiere of "Mikado" is seen chatting with Publisher Bennett Cerf. (AP Photo) Mary Astor, Man About Town, Manhattan, The Man, March, Handsome, York, Women

Mary Astor arrives in Manhattan March 1, 1939 to attend the New York Premiere of "Mikado" is seen chatting with Publisher Bennett Cerf. (AP Photo)

Publisher Bennett Cerf, announcer John Daly and actor Steve Allen, left to right, stand together outside St. Malachy’s Church in New York on March 20, 1956 after attending a high requiem mass for Fred Allen. The renowned comedian, who was 61, died of a heart attack late on March 17. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) Fred Allen, Steve Allen, St Malachy, John Daly, Is 61, John Charles, March 20th

Publisher Bennett Cerf, announcer John Daly and actor Steve Allen, left to right, stand together outside St. Malachy’s Church in New York on March 20, 1956 after attending a high requiem mass for Fred Allen. The renowned comedian, who was 61, died of a heart attack late on March 17. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

CBS Television Network stars won three George Foster Peabody Awards on April 24, 1963. Shown at the presentation are from left; CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite, who won the Television News Award, Dean John Drewry of the University of Georgia, administrator of the awards; Charles Collingwood, Television Public Service Award for ?A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy,? Carol Burnett of CBS, Television Entertainment Award; and Peabody Awards Chairman Bennett Cerf (AP Photo) Service Awards, Public Service, George Foster, Carol Burnett, Person Of Interest, University Of Georgia, The Fosters, Presentation

Person Of Interest

University Of Georgia

CBS Television Network stars won three George Foster Peabody Awards on April 24, 1963. Shown at the presentation are from left; CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite, who won the Television News Award, Dean John Drewry of the University of Georgia, administrator of the awards; Charles Collingwood, Television Public Service Award for ?A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy,? Carol Burnett of CBS, Television Entertainment Award; and Peabody Awards Chairman Bennett Cerf (AP Photo)

True love story. They seemed to work well together professionally and raise a family together! Partnership in motion. Oh, how I wish I could have gone to one of her famous Parties!!! True Love Stories, Has Gone, Better Together, Parties

True Love Stories

Better Together

True love story. They seemed to work well together professionally and raise a family together! Partnership in motion. Oh, how I wish I could have gone to one of her famous Parties!!!

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Book And Magazine

Book Illustration

Book Cover Design

Kiera Lofgreen

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Charles Whitman

Magazine Covers

Wolfgang's Vintage Apparel, Concert Posters, Photos & Magazines

Wolfgang's Vintage Apparel, Concert Posters, Photos & Magazines

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Time Magazine

Wolfgang's

Hollywood Men, Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Classic Hollywood, Tess Gerritsen, Oscar Winning Movies, People Smoking, Grave Memorials

Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Classic Hollywood

Oscar Winning Movies

Grave Memorials

Ryan Manlaw

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Louella Parsons

The Hollywood Reporter

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Vintage Newspaper

Bobby Cole

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Favorite Tv Shows

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Can You Help Me

Golden Age Of Hollywood

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Old Hollywood Stars

Vintage Glamour

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