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Full Name: Joey Adams
Biography:
(1911-1999) Comedian, author. Joey Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. As a comedian and an actor, Mr. Adams performed in the Catskills and in New York City.
Author's Timeline:
1911 Kings County
Joey Adams was born Joseph Abromowitz in Brooklyn, New York, on January 6, 1911, and grew up in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. 
1931 New York County
Mr. Adams attended City College but dropped out before graduation in 1931. 
1946 (Unknown) County
From Gags to Riches
(Pub: Frederick Fell, Inc. ISBN: )
Autobiography. 
1968 (Unknown) County
The Joey Adams Encyclopedia of Humor
(Pub: Bobbs-Merrill ISBN: )
Humor. 
1966 (Unknown) County
The Borscht Belt
(Pub: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. ISBN: )
Nonfiction written with Henry Tobias. 
1952 (Unknown) County
Joey Adams' Joke Book
(Pub: Frederick Fell ISBN: )
Humor. 
1970 (Unknown) County
Laugh Your Calories Away
(Pub: Cumberland Packing Corporation ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1963 (Unknown) County
On The Road With Uncle Sam
(Pub: Bernard Geis Associates ISBN: )
Nonfiction. 
1999 New York County
Joey Adams died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, on December 2, 1999. 
1999 (Unknown) County
Joey Adams' remains were cremated. 
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