Birth of a Salesman Birth of a Salesman "Birth of a Salesman" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the 26 March 1950 issue of "This Week" magazine. Part of the "Blandings Castle" canon, it features the absent-minded peer Lord Emsworth, and was included in the collection "Nothing Serious" (1950). The story's title is a play on "Death of a Salesman", the now-classic stageplay by Arthur Miller, which had won a Pulitzer Prize the previous year. Lord Emsworth is visiting America for the wedding of his niece Veronica to millionaire Tipton Plimsoll. With currency restrictions
Death (play) Death (play) Death is a play by Woody Allen. It was first published in 1975, along with "God", and other short stories in Woody Allen's book "Without Feathers". It is a comedic version of Eugène Ionesco's 1959 play "The Killer". His 1991 film "Shadows and Fog" was based on this play. Kleinman, a meek salesman, is awoken late one night by a mob led by a man named Hacker, who forces him to join their vigilante group dedicated to catching a serial killer who frequently changes his modus operandi. Hacker claims to have a plan to catch the maniac, but