Leo Rosten

Leo Calvin Rosten (April 11, 1908–February 19, 1997) was an American teacher, academic and humorist best remembered for his stories about the night-school "prodigy" Hyman Kaplan (first published in The New Yorker in the 1930s, and later reprinted in two volumes—The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N and The Return of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N), and for The Joys of Yiddish—an excellent guide to the language and to Jewish culture (as well as a great source for anecdotes and Jewish humour).

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Rosen was also a successful screenwriter. He wrote the story for The Dark Corner a film noir starring Mark Stevens and Lured the Douglas Sirk-directed period drama with Lucille Ball.

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1908: 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar)....

February 19: February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 315 days remaining, 316 in leap years....

1997: 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar....

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