The article goes on to list scores of names, punctuated by commas, interrupted by a singular sentence, “Bennett Cerf was here.” Cerf, the co-founder of the publisher Random House, wasn’t new ...

Bennett Alfred Cerf, 68, is an open book. Board chairman of Random House, he is the nation’s best-known book publisher—better known than many of the authors he serves.

Today is Thursday, May 25, the 145th day of 2006 with 220 to follow. Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House. Cerf was also known for ...