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Franklin P. Adams

Born

in Chicago, IL, The United States

November 15, 1881

Died

March 23, 1960

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Franklin Pierce Adams (November 15, 1881, Chicago, Illinois – March 23, 1960, New York City, New York) was an American columnist (under the pen name FPA) and wit, best known for his newspaper column, "The Conning Tower," and his appearances as a regular panelist on radio's Information Please. He was a member of the Algonquin Round Table of the 1920s and 1930s.

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Average rating: 3.6 · 142 ratings · 14 reviews · 59 distinct works

	Bon Bons, Bourbon and Bon Mots: Stories from the Algonquin Round Table by Franklin P. Adams, Robert Benchley, Heywood Broun 3.72 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tobogganing on Parnassus 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1911 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women I'm Not Married To 3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1922 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Else Again 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Innocent Merriment: An Anthology of Light Verse 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1942 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Stories of DOROTHY PARKER with foreword by Franklin P. Adams 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Melancholy Lute 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1936 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tinker to Evers to Chance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By and Large really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1914 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Men I'm Not Married To with Women I'm Not Married To 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.”
― Franklin P. Adams

tags: parenting

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“Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.”
― Franklin P. Adams

tags: politics

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“Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.”
― Franklin P. Adams

tags: cynical

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