Richard Lederer

Richard Lederer

male, 71 years old
Martha Barnett, More Anguished English, Harvard Law School alumni, The Miracle of Language, A Man of My Words, Anguished English…The Play of Words, The Word Circus, wordplay
Richard Lederer (born 1938) is an American author and teacher best known for his books on word play and the English language, and his use of...
Slim Gaillard

Slim Gaillard

male, deceased (1991)
musician, African American, Michigan musician, jazz singer, jazz pianist, American…wordplay
Bulee "Slim" Gaillard (January 4, 1916 - February 26, 1991) was a African-American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his...

Everett Fox

male
hebrew bible, The Five Books of Moses, books of Samuel, wordplay, alliteration, pun
Everett Fox is a scholar and translator of the Hebrew Bible. He is currently the Allen M. Glick Professor of Judaic and Biblical Studies at Clark...

George Landow

male, 65 years old
aka, Wide Angle Saxon, Two Films By Owen Land, Remedial Reading Comprehension, multi-media artist and filmmaker, What's Wrong With this Picture 1…wordplay
George Landow ("aka" Owen Land) is a Hispanic painter, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. He made some of his first films as a teenager, and his...
Achille Campanile

Achille Campanile

male, deceased (1977)
Television critic, writer, Playwright, Italian, journalist, Lariano…wordplay
Achille Campanile (Rome, September 28, 1899 - Lariano, January 4, 1977) was an Italian writer, playwright, journalist and television critic known...
Speckled Red

Speckled Red

male
Dirty Dozens, Albinos, wordplay, Rufus Perryman, American, folklore
Speckled Red (October 23, 1892 - January 2, 1973) was born Rufus Perryman in Monroe, Louisiana. He was an American boogie woogie piano player and...
Wyman Wong

Wyman Wong

male, 40 years old
Lyricist, columnist, fashion, disc jockey, pun, wordplay
Wyman Wong, is a popular lyricist in Hong Kong. His works are characterised by punning and other word plays. Previously, he worked as a DJ at...