Canadian-American humorist and essayist (1964–2012)
David Rakoff
Rakoff at the 2006 Texas Book Festival
Born
David Benjamin Rakoff (1964-11-27)November 27, 1964 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died
August 9, 2012(2012-08-09) (aged 47) New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Essayist
journalist
actor
Nationality
Canadian-American
Alma mater
Columbia University
Years active
1986–2012
Relatives
Simon Rakoff (brother)
David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous and 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.[1]
^"David Rakoff – This morning: Sunday edition", Cbc.ca. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous...
A list of works and writings by Canadian author DavidRakoff: "The Waiting" (The New York Times, 15 April 2011) "My first New York" (New York Magazine...
Rakoff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alvin Rakoff (born 1927), Canadian television, stage and film director DavidRakoff (1964–2012)...
Stump the Host (1993), Stitches (1994), One Woman Shoe, which co-starred DavidRakoff (1995) and The Little Frieda Mysteries (1997). All were produced and...
Retrieved August 16, 2009. "Book review: "The Uncollected DavidRakoff," by DavidRakoff". The Denver Post. April 20, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2023...
many, including contributing editor Sarah Vowell and essayists DavidRakoff and David Sedaris. For live shows, which combine live and pre-recorded elements...
archivist V.S. Brodie as Karaoke Singer Shelley Olivier as Annie Heath DavidRakoff as Librarian Toshi Reagon as Street Musician Christopher Ridenhour as...
Sean (August 22, 2011). "2011 Thurber Prize Finalists: Mike Birbiglia, DavidRakoff, and Rick Reilly". The Comic's Comic. Archived from the original on August...
Plays Sterling opposite Dylan Baker, Joanna Gleason, Brian d'Arcy James, DavidRakoff and Joey Slotnick in The Cartells: A Prime Time Soap . . . Live play...
Koenig Jon Langford Sandra Tsing Loh Heather O'Neill DavidRakoff Jon Ronson Davy Rothbart Dan Savage David Sedaris Curtis Sittenfeld Karen Sosnoski Julia Sweeney...
A radio drama, combining Metamorphosis with Dr. Seuss performed by DavidRakoff and Jonathan Goldstein and produced by Jonathan Goldstein and Mira Burt-Wintonick...
House website Reading report from Happy Endings with Peter Behrens and DavidRakoff, published at bookishlove.net (Nov 2006) 2010 BOMB Magazine interview...
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short story writer, editor Harold Norse, poet Marcel Proust, novelist DavidRakoff, essayist Adrienne Rich, poet and essayist Paul Rudnick, playwright,...
award more than once (with Joe Keenan, Michael Thomas Ford, David Sedaris, and DavidRakoff). The Humor category has been discontinued. Nicola Griffith...
following events, in comparison with the September 11 attacks, is given by DavidRakoff in an episode of the radio program This American Life. 2002 – The General...
Line Is It Anyway?) Robert Popper DavidRakoff Mark Regev Mordechai Richler Seth Rogen J. David Simons Toba Spitzer David Twersky Jaques Wagner Arnold Wesker...
S. J. Perelman Charles Phoenix Roger Price Bolesław Prus Joe Queenan DavidRakoff Paul Rhymer Bill Richardson Ryan Max Riley Steve Rizzo Will Rogers Andy...
Islands Press, 2012) Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel, DavidRakoff, posthumous (New York: Doubleday, 2013) Castle's Keeper: A Song of Love...
wrote for and performed in the Columbia University Varsity Show with DavidRakoff and Jeanine Tesori. Junge continued her education at NYU's Tisch School...
Frenzy. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2019-02-19. Fox, Margalit (2012-08-10). "DavidRakoff, Award-Winning Humorist, Dies at 47". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331...
Rae – consultant, former municipal politician Nisha Rajagopal – singer DavidRakoff – author James Randi – magician Milos Raonic – tennis player Dennis Raphael...
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