Roger Price | |
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Born | March 6, 1918 |
Died | October 31, 1990 | (aged 72)
Education | University of Michigan (1934-36) American Academy of Art in Chicago (1936-38) |
Occupation(s) | Humorist, author, publisher, actor |
Known for | Droodles, Mad Libs, Price Stern Sloan |
Notable work | In One Head and Out the Other |
Spouses | Annette Weaver
(m. 1941; div. 1942)Bettina Lerfield
(m. 1942; div. 1948)Anita Martell (Janette Davidson)
(m. 1951; div. 1952)Misa Ban
(m. 1960; div. 1961) |
Children | (with Bettina Lerfield) Roger Taylor Price III (b. 1943), Sandi Price (b. 1944) |
Roger Price (March 6, 1918 – October 31, 1990) was an American humorist, author and publisher, who created Droodles in the 1950s, followed by his collaborations with Leonard B. Stern on the Mad Libs series. Price and Stern became partners with Larry Sloan in the publishing firm Price Stern Sloan.