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- Herman Klurfeld was born on July 30, 1916 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Winchell (1998). He was married to Jeanette Garfield. He died on December 18, 2006 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- SpouseJeanette Garfield(? - August 2, 1995) (her death, 2 children)
- Ghostwriter for gossip columnist Walter Winchell.
- Children: James, Elaine.
- He began writing jokes as a teenager, while confined to sickbed. From 1936 to 1965, he wrote two to four columns a week for Winchell. At one point, he was writing large sections of Winchell's Sunday evening radio broadcasts. He was unmasked as a ghostwriter in 1952. He also wrote six books.
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