Bennett Cerf was one of the founders of the publishing firm Random House. Cerf was known for his compilations of jokes and stories, and for his regular appearances on the panel game show What's My Line?
This is the first book I can ever remember reading, when I was a toddler. Now I'm of a certain age, and I enjoy watching Mr. Cerf on What's My Line?, which I'm sure my parents must have watched before I was born, if they had a TV at the time.