Person Detail: Joey Adams

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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. |
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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. |
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1931 |
New York County Mr. Adams attended City College but dropped out before graduation in 1931. |
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1946 |
(Unknown) County From Gags to Riches (Pub: Frederick Fell, Inc. ISBN: ) Autobiography. |
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1968 |
(Unknown) County The Joey Adams Encyclopedia of Humor (Pub: Bobbs-Merrill ISBN: ) Humor. |
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1966 |
(Unknown) County The Borscht Belt (Pub: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. ISBN: ) Nonfiction written with Henry Tobias. |
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1952 |
(Unknown) County Joey Adams' Joke Book (Pub: Frederick Fell ISBN: ) Humor. |
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1970 |
(Unknown) County Laugh Your Calories Away (Pub: Cumberland Packing Corporation ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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1963 |
(Unknown) County On The Road With Uncle Sam (Pub: Bernard Geis Associates ISBN: ) Nonfiction. |
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1999 |
New York County Joey Adams died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, on December 2, 1999. |
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1999 |
(Unknown) County Joey Adams' remains were cremated. |
