Erma Bombeck was born on Feb. 21, 1927, and would have been turning 99 if she was still with us today.

Pam Sherman portrays humorist Erma Bombeck in the one-woman show "Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End" coming to the Temple Theater Dec. 3-21. Erma Bombeck had a way with words. She could evoke laughter, tears ...

Playwrights Allison and Margaret Engel have a special relationship with Erma Bombeck. Growing up in Chagrin Falls, the twin sisters viewed the nationally syndicated columnist and beloved humorist — ...

LOWELL – Merrimack Repertory Theatre’s latest production, “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End,” takes the audience to a world that seems both long gone and immediate, especially for those who remember the ...

Humorist Erma Bombeck wrote syndicated newspaper columns for more than 30 years. She also produced a couple of TV shows, appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” for 11 years, gave speeches across the ...

The University of Dayton will present a major exhibit of humorist Erma Bombeck’s original manuscripts, columns, handwritten notes, speeches and memorabilia. “The Erma Bombeck Collection: A Sneak ...

In 2004, University of Dayton alumnus Ralph Hamberg and his wife, Cindy, gave a $100,000 gift to start a workshop endowment fund in memory of her cousin, Brother Tom Price, S.M. This University of ...

The Bombeck Family Learning Center recently celebrated its first Erma Bombeck Spirit Week to celebrate the life and legacy of Erma Bombeck, the humorist and writer, and advocate for family and ...

The Silent Generation, born between 1928 and 1945, grew up during times of economic hardship and war, leading to a reputation for resilience, loyalty, and a preference for stability over revolution.

LOWELL — From the 1960s through the ‘90s, Erma Bombeck captured the trials and tribulations of suburban housewives with her nationally syndicated column “At Wit’s End.” As a woman whose idea of ...