S. J. Perelman
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Sidney Joseph Perelman was an American humorist and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. He also wrote for several other magazines,
S. J. Perelman's typewriter (New York Public Library)
Bert Lahr
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Irving Lahrheim, known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the
Lahr c. 1936
Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the MGM feature film The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Lahr c. 1948
Lahr as Louis Blore in the Broadway production of DuBarry Was a Lady, 1939