In the 1930s this author of "Marjorie Morningstar" was a writer for comedian Fred Allen
[DOC] [TLE] Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old ... - Goodreads [PAR] Mr. Wouk starts off the book telling about his days as a writer for Fred Allen for ... 
his years in the navy, writing comedy and then popular fiction in the 50's and 60's 
.... Herman Wouk, author of Time and Remembrance, Marjorie Morningstar, and 
.... a 1930s gag writer, 1940s naval officer, and 1950s-onward public intellectual.