Max Shulman(1919-1988)
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A prolific writer of satirical humor, Max Shulman was born in St.Paul,
Minnesota, USA, the son of a Russian immigrant house painter, and began
his writing career for the college humor magazine at the University of
Minnesota. His work there came to the notice of a Doubleday editor, who
encouraged the student to turn his best work into a novel, "Barefoot
Boy With Cheek", which became a best-seller in 1943. After graduation,
Shulman served in the US Army Air Corps, during which time he wrote two
more novels, "The Feather Merchants", a comic novel about military
life, and "The Zebra Derby", published after the war. After returning
to civilian life, Shulman became a full-time writer, turning out a
large quantity of novels, short stories, stage and screenplays and
television scripts over the next four decades.
