Rakoff, David

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Rakoff, David
Date of birth
1964-11-27
Date of death
2012-08-09
Place of birth
Montréal (Québec)
Place of death
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Occupation
Actors
Essayists
Humorists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
David Benjamin
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 42753289
Wikidata: Q5238883
Library of congress: n 00043672
Sources of Information
  • Rakoff, David. Fraud, 2001:CIP t.p. (David Rakoff) pub. info. (humorist; regular contributor to Salon and NPR's "This American Life")
  • New York times WWW site, Aug. 10, 2012(David Rakoff; b. David Benjamin Rakoff, Nov. 27, 1964, Montreal; d. Thursday [Aug. 9, 2012], Manhattan, aged 47; humorist)
  • Love, dishonor, marry, die; cherish, perish, 2013:ECIP t.p. (David Rakoff)
  • Wikipedia, July 22, 2013(David Benjamin Rakoff; born November 27, 1964 in Montreal; died August 9, 2012 in Manhattan; Canadian-born writer based in New York City who was noted for his humorous, sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. Rakoff described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer" and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer)
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Wikipedia description:

David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-American essayist and humorist, born in Montreal and raised in Toronto, who spent his professional career in New York City. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. He described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer", and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer.

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