Erma Bombeck Biography

Erma Bombeck, Journalist
Born asErma Louise Fiste
Occup.Journalist
FromUSA
SpouseBill Bombeck
BornFebruary 21, 1927
Dayton, Ohio, USA
DiedApril 22, 1996
San Francisco, California, USA
CauseKidney failure
Aged69 years
Erma Bombeck was born upon February 21, 1927, in Dayton, Ohio, USA, to a working-class family members during the Great Depression. Her moms and dads, Erma and Cassius Fiste, had 2 various other kids, Thelma and also Bob. As a kid, Bombeck would certainly use humor as a coping device to deal with the teasing she faced for her unique last name, sparking her lifelong enthusiasm for funny and also writing.

Bombeck went to Patterson Cooperative High School, where she wrote for the school paper, "The Patterson Booster". After graduating in 1944, she quickly attended Ohio University prior to transferring to the University of Dayton. During her time at college, Bombeck remained to compose and ultimately became a staff reporter for the Dayton Journal Herald. In 1949, she married Bill Bombeck, a fellow student at the University of Dayton, and also with each other they had three kids, Betsy, Andy, as well as Matt.

In 1953, Bombeck focused on her profession as a full time housewife, as was the assumption for lots of ladies of her generation. However, her love for composing proceeded, and she transitioned from journalism to humorous writing by attracting from her experiences as a housewife. In 1958, Erma safeguarded a popular area as a columnist in the Kettering-Oakwood Times, releasing her very first humor column, "Operation Dustrag", which would eventually work as the structure for her later career.

By 1964, Bombeck's commitment as well as wit had secured her a position with the "Dayton Journal Herald", where she created a thrice-weekly column under the title "At Wit's End". This column swiftly obtained nationwide attention as newspapers across the nation syndicated Bombeck's columns. Viewers found solace in her wit as well as capability to discover wit in daily life as a suburban homemaker.

Bombeck released several bestselling publications throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with some of her most renowned jobs consisting of "The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank", "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?" as well as "Aunt Erma's Cope Book". Throughout her career, she attended on several television programs, including "Good Morning America" as well as "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.

Erma Bombeck was not just an author as well as humorist but likewise a supporter for ladies's legal rights. In 1978, she campaigned for the Equal Rights Amendment, looking for to raise recognition for equality and females's problems in a time when ladies's rights were not a prominent subject.

In 1992, Bombeck was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, which ultimately brought about a kidney transplant in 1996. Regrettably, difficulties arose during the operation, and also on April 22, 1996, Erma Bombeck passed away at the age of 69.

Erma Bombeck leaves a tradition of wit, wit, as well as authenticity in her writing. Her ability to discover wit in the ordinary and also connect to everyday individuals has sealed her as a beloved figure in American literature as well as popular culture.

Our collection contains 62 quotes who is written / told by Erma, under the main topics: Success - Sports - Funny - Food - Dreams.

Related authors: Johnny Carson (Comedian), Ice T (Musician), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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62 Famous quotes by Erma Bombeck

Small: Never accept a drink from a urologist
"Never accept a drink from a urologist"
Small: Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth
"Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth"
Small: For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husba
"For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward"
Small: For some of us, watching a miniseries that lasts longer than most marriages is not easy
"For some of us, watching a miniseries that lasts longer than most marriages is not easy"
Small: Dreams have only one owner at a time. Thats why dreamers are lonely
"Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely"
Small: Dont confuse fame with success. Madonna is one Helen Keller is the other
"Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other"
Small: Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes,
"Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, "A house guest," you're wrong because I have just described my kids"
Small: Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
"Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?"
Small: Children make your life important
"Children make your life important"
Small: Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments
"Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments"
Small: Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work th
"Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you"
Small: Before you try to keep up with the Joneses, be sure theyre not trying to keep up with you
"Before you try to keep up with the Joneses, be sure they're not trying to keep up with you"
Small: All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white ca
"All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them"
Small: A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and hes a priest
"A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and he's a priest"
Small: A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday
"A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday"
Small: A friend doesnt go on a diet because you are fat
"A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat"
Small: Theres nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child
"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child"
Small: There is one thing I have never taught my body how to do and that is to figure out at 6 A.M. what it wa
"There is one thing I have never taught my body how to do and that is to figure out at 6 A.M. what it wants to eat at 6 P.M"
Small: There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport pho
"There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo"
Small: There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt
"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt"
Small: The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again
"The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again"
Small: Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times ta
"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence"
Small: Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts i
"Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago"
Small: Never order food in excess of your body weight
"Never order food in excess of your body weight"
Small: It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows
"It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows"
Small: When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talen
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'"
Small: Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was
"Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was dead"
Small: Marriage has no guarantees. If thats what youre looking for, go live with a car battery
"Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery"
Small: If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead
"If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead"
Small: When your mother asks, Do you want a piece of advice? it is a mere formality. It doesnt matter if you a
"When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it is a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway"
Small: When humor goes, there goes civilization
"When humor goes, there goes civilization"
Small: Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time
"Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time"
Small: Why would anyone steal a shopping cart? Its like stealing a two-year-old
"Why would anyone steal a shopping cart? It's like stealing a two-year-old"
Small: Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. Its gossip
"Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip"
Small: Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. Its too
"Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It's too controversial"
Small: One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a h
"One thing they never tell you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is"
Small: How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?
"How come anything you buy will go on sale next week?"
Small: Housework, if you do it right, will kill you
"Housework, if you do it right, will kill you"
Small: House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad
"House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad"
Small: Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving
"Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving"
Small: God created man, but I could do better
"God created man, but I could do better"
Small: Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. Youre not out of it until the com
"Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until the computer says you're out of it"
Small: Never have more children than you have car windows
"Never have more children than you have car windows"
Small: Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you gr
"Never go to your high school reunion pregnant or they will think that is all you have done since you graduated"
Small: Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died
"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died"
Small: My theory on housework is, if the item doesnt multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator do
"My theory on housework is, if the item doesn't multiply, smell, catch fire, or block the refrigerator door, let it be. No one else cares. Why should you?"
Small: My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until
"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint"
Small: My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unlo
"My kids always perceived the bathroom as a place where you wait it out until all the groceries are unloaded from the car"
Small: Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown
"Most women put off entertaining until the kids are grown"
Small: I will buy any creme, cosmetic, or elixir from a woman with a European accent
"I will buy any creme, cosmetic, or elixir from a woman with a European accent"
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