Charles Farrar Browne
Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was an American
humor writer, better known under his ''
nom de plume'',
Artemus Ward, which as a character, an illiterate rube with "Yankee common sense", Browne also played in public performances. He is considered to be America's first stand-up comedian. His birth name was Brown but he added the "e" after he became famous.
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