Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.'

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Joey Adams (January 6 1911 – December 2 1999) born Joseph Abramowitz was an American comedian who was inducted into the New York Friars' Club in 1977 and wrote the book Borscht Belt in 1973.