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Jack Douglas
A sharp, easygoing humorist, he turned everyday family life and modern absurdities into bestselling comedy. His books and scripts brought the same quick wit to print, radio, and television.
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Dead World
by Jack Douglas
About the author
Jack Douglas was an American comedy writer and humor author who wrote for radio and television and also published a string of popular humorous books. Born Douglas Linley Crickard in 1908, he became especially well known for turning ordinary domestic life into fast, conversational comedy.
His best-known book is My Brother Was an Only Child (1959), which helped establish him as a widely read humor writer. Over the course of his career, he also wrote for major entertainers and television programs, building a reputation for polished one-liners and breezy observational humor.
Douglas died in 1989. Even now, he is remembered as a writer who could make small frustrations, family mishaps, and social awkwardness feel funny, familiar, and warm.