Leo Rosten

Bio: Leo Calvin Rosten was born in Łódź, Russian Empire and died in New York City. He was a teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography.

Born: April 11, 1908 in Poland

Died: February 19, 1997 in New York City, New York, United States