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(1911-1999) Comedian, author. Joey Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. As a comedian and an actor, Mr. Adams performed in the Catskills and in New York City.

Full Name

Joey Adams

Locations

Kings

Author's Timeline

1911

BIRTH

Joey Adams was born Joseph Abromowitz in Brooklyn, New York, on January 6, 1911, and grew up in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

1931

OTHER

Mr. Adams attended City College but dropped out before graduation in 1931.

1946

LITWORK

From Gags to Riches
Frederick Fell, Inc.

Autobiography.

1952

LITWORK

Joey Adams' Joke Book
Frederick Fell

Humor.

1963

LITWORK

On The Road With Uncle Sam
Bernard Geis Associates

Nonfiction.

1966

LITWORK

The Borscht Belt
Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc.

Nonfiction written with Henry Tobias.

1968

LITWORK

The Joey Adams Encyclopedia of Humor
Bobbs-Merrill

Humor.

1970

LITWORK

Laugh Your Calories Away
Cumberland Packing Corporation

Nonfiction.

1999

DEATH

Joey Adams died at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan, New York, on December 2, 1999.

1999

INTERMENT

Joey Adams' remains were cremated.

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