Jerry farber comedian biography
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Jerry Farber
American educator and writer
Gerald H. 'Jerry' Farber (born 1935) is an American educator, writer, activist and former child actor.
Early life and education
[edit]Farber was born in El Paso, Texas in 1935.[1] As an undergraduate student at UCLA in December 1954, he was nominated by the senior staff of the UCLA Daily Bruin to be city editor of the student newspaper, but he and the other four staff nominees for editorial positions were rejected by a special two-man committee composed of student body president Skip Byrne and a representative of the university administration. In the spring term 1955, he and four other students (Fredy Perlman, Martin McReynolds, Barry Tunick and Steve Wayne), issued and distributed an underground newspaper called The Observer on the UCLA campus.[2] Farber subsequently went on to earn a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Occidental College in 1970. His dissertation was titled: "The Aesthetic Role of the Present in À la Recherche du temps perdu."
Career
[edit]As a child, Farber was a radio actor and also appeared as Fleance in Orson Welles's film version of Macbeth. A member of the 500 Club, made up of child actors who had each appeared in over 500 radio shows, Farber initiated the role of St
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By Guest Columnist BO HIERS, a semi-retired marketing officer in the reinsurance industry and super-proud grandfather of his beloved grandson, Fletcher
Here’s an introduction I used over the years when introducing Jerry Farber at various client and industry events. It worked then, and it might just work here:
Ladies and gentlemen, I’m super excited to introduce a truly legendary Atlanta comedian, a close personal friend of Michael Jordan, and an aspiring author who is currently putting the finishing touches on his new book, “Sex, Wealth and Power – How to Live Without Them.” Our special guest fully expects his book to sell well UNDER a million copies. Please put your hands together for the one, the only…JERRY FARBER!!!
I recently caught up with Jerry in Columbus, his new hometown on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. Jerry was casually attired in shorts and a white T-shirt with a slogan proclaiming, I’d Kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. Admit it, you laughed. Jerry turned 83 in early March, and thanks to brisk daily walks of 5 to 7 miles – often with two Army Ranger buddies – he’s keeping fit as a fiddle.
My master plan was to ask Jerry 10 to 12 scripted questions, then get out of Jerry’s hair and hightail it back to Roswell. One question in, and I kn
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