Franklin Pierce Adams—columnist
Education
Franklin Pierce Adams (November 15, 1881, Chicago, Illinois – March 23, 1960, New York City, New York) was an American columnist (under the pen name FPA) and wit, best known for his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower," and his appearances as a regular panelist on radio's Information Please. He was a member of the Algonquin Round Table of the 1920s and 1930s. The son of Moses and Clara Schlossberg Adams, he graduated from the Armour Scientific Academy in 1899 and attended the University of Michigan ...
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Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-1960) He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the Armour Scientific Academy in 1889 and attended the University of Michigan for one year.
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Fame
The Chicago Cub infield trio of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance was immortalized in Franklin Pierce Adams famous poem that begins:
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Work
Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-1960), 1932 I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way. - Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-1960) I hate the pollyanna pest who says that all is for the best. - Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-1960)
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Franklin Pierce Adams, George Kaufman, Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker were the stars of this 1927 NBC Red radio network special, one of the earliest Christmas specials ever performed.
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Adams, Franklin Pierce - U.S. newspaper columnist, translator, poet, and radio personality whose humorous syndicated column "The Conning Tower" earned him the reputation of godfather of the contemporary newspaper column.
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Franklin Pierce Adams (November 15, 1881, Chicago, Illinois March 23, 1960, New York City, New York) was an American columnist and wit, best known for his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower," and his appearances as a regular panelist on radio's Information Please.
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Franklin Pierce Adams (November 15, 1881 - March 23, 1960), was an American columnist (under the pen name F.P.A.) and wit, part of the famous Algonquin Round Table of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Moses and Clara (Schlossberg) Adams.
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Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-1960) - A U.S. columnist who helped to create the literati and cofounded the Algonquin Round Table.
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Franklin Pierce Adams (FPA) (1881-1960) U.S. columnist/critic Famous social and arts columnist in New York City, for newspapers The World and Herald Tribune. Mentor to literati of the 1920s, most notably Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley and George S. Kaufman, whom he joined regularly as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table group
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