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A Short Biography of Robert Orben

Author Name:

Robert Orben

Born As:

Robert Orben

Other Names:

Born:

4 Mar 1927

Died:





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Editor, writer,humorist and magician                          
Selected Works:

Encyclopedia of Patter
Patter Parade
Laugh Package
Sight Bits
Screamline Comedy
Speaker's Handbook of Humor.                          
                          
Became head speechwriter to Vice President Gerald R. Ford In 1973.
When Ford succeeded to the Presidency in August, 1974, Orben became his speechwriter. In January 1976 he was appointed Special Assistant to President Ford and Director of the White House Speechwriting Department.