Leo Rosten

1908 - 1997

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English, Yiddish

educated at: University of Chicago

occupation: lexicographer, linguist, novelist, writer, screenwriter, political scientist

award received: George Polk Award

Leo Calvin Rosten (Yiddish: ליאָ קאַלװין ראָסטען‎; April 11, 1908 – February 19, 1997) was an American writer and humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism, and Yiddish lexicography. Source: Wikipedia (en)