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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.- IMDb mini biography by: Don Marion <d-mari@umn.edu>
- SpousesMary Gordon Bryant(June 14, 1964 - August 28, 1988) (his death, 1 child)Carol S. Rees(December 21, 1941 - May 17, 1963) (her death, 4 children)
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1968 Tony Award for his book as part of a Best Musical nomination for "How Now, Dow Jones."
- Served in US Army Air Corps in World War II.
- 1942 graduate of the University of Minnesota.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 778-779. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
- I write all kinds of stuff. In fact, I write nearly everything except radio scripts. That is because comedians go around talking about 'my writers,' like 'my neckties' or 'my ulcers.'
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