Max Shulman

Max Shulman, a remarkably talented satirical humor writer, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, to a Russian immigrant father who worked as a house painter. His remarkable writing career commenced with his contributions to the college humor magazine at the University of Minnesota, where his exceptional work caught the attention of a Doubleday editor. The editor encouraged Shulman to transform his most impressive pieces into a novel, which ultimately became the best-selling "Barefoot Boy With Cheek" in 1943. Following his graduation, Shulman enlisted in the US Army Air Corps, where he composed two additional novels, "The Feather Merchants", a comedic novel that lampooned military life, and "The Zebra Derby", published after the war. Upon returning to civilian life, Shulman dedicated himself to a full-time writing career, prolifically producing an extensive array of novels, short stories, stage and screenplays, and television scripts over the next four decades, solidifying his reputation as a master of satirical humor.