Henry Beard attended Harvard College and was a member of the Harvard Lampoon during the period when it published nationally noted parodies of "Playboy, Life, " and" Time." He went on to found the National Lampoon with Douglas Kenney (the writer/producer of "Animal House" and "Caddyshack") and served as its editor during the magazine's heyday in the 1970's. He is the author or coauthor of five "New York Times "bestsellers--"Miss Piggy's Guide to Life, Sailing: A Sailor's Dictionary, French for Cats, Leslie Nielsen's Stupid Little Golf Book, "and" O.J.'s Legal Pad"--and more than two dozen other popular humorous works, including "Latin for All Occasions, Xtreme Latin, Bill Gates' Super Secret Laptop, The Official Politically Correct Dictionary, Zen for Cats, Mulligan's Laws, " and a series of humorous pocket dictionaries, including "Golfing, Fishing, Skiing, " and "Sailing.
