The Meanest Man in the World is a 1943 film directed by Sidney Lanfield, starring Jack Benny and Priscilla Lane, based upon a play that starred George M. Cohan, who produced it on Broadway and released by 20th Century Fox.
 The supporting cast features Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Edmund Gwenn and Anne Revere.
 The picture's screenplay was written by George Seaton and Allan House.
 The plotline involves a kind lawyer (Benny) who pretends to be mean in order to further his career, which has the unforeseen repercussion of placing his romance with Lane's character in serious jeopardy.
Joseph Kirkland (January 7, 1830 - April 29, 1894) was an American novelist.
 Born in Geneva, New York, to educator William Kirkland and author Caroline Kirkland, he was a businessman in Chicago, then served in the Union Army during the Civil War, reaching the rank of major.
 He resigned his Union Army commission and moved to Tilton, Illinois, where he married Theodosia B. Wilkinson in 1863.
 In 1864 he founded the Midwestern literary periodical "Prairie Chicken".
 After the war he became a lawyer while also pursuing writing.
 He is best remembered as the author of two realistic novels of pioneer life in the Far West, "Zury: The Meanest Man in Spring County (1887)" and "The McVeys".
 Other works are "The Captain of Company K" and "The Story of Chicago".
 He was also the literary editor of the "Chicago Tribune".
 Kirkland died in Chicago at the age of 64.
Clyde Thompson (born in 1910) was an American prisoner turned chaplain.
 He is most noted for being cited and labeled as The Meanest Man in Texas.
Greatest Comedy Hits is the first compilation album by American comedian Eddie Murphy.
 The album was released on May 27, 1997 for Columbia Records, produced by Vernon 'Vas' Lynch Jr and Murphy himself.
 "Greatest Comedy Hits" featured his greatest stand-up comedy sketches as well as recordings from his films, "Coming to America", "The Nutty Professor" and "Eddie Murphy Raw".
The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up is a 5 piece band formed in 1997 in Oakland, California.
 Named after a high school friend of the band, their highly textured sound spans the range from indie to post-rock.
 They have released three full lengths on Absolutely Kosher Records.
 As of 2006, the band is on hiatus.
 Paul Gonzenbach is currently releasing albums under his own name.
 Noah Blumberg is in the duo Meanest Man Contest.
Edward Alexander Sprinkle (September 3, 1923 – July 28, 2014) was an American football player.
 He was known to many as "The Meanest Man in Pro Football" and was nicknamed "The Claw."
 He played for 12 seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League and is credited with calling attention to the NFL's defensive players.
 Bears coach George Halas referred to Sprinkle as "the greatest pass-rusher I've ever seen" and "a rough, tough ballplayer, but not a dirty one."
 At first he played on both defense and offense.
 He caught 32 passes for 451 yards and seven touchdowns during his career.
 His ability to rush opposing quarterbacks, however, soon made him a defensive specialist Earning 4 Pro Bowls.
 While accused of "dirty play" and unsportsman-like conduct during his career, Sprinkle claimed that his aggressive play was similar to that found all over the NFL throughout the 1950s.
 According to Sprinkle, "We were meaner in the 1950s because there were fewer positions and we fought harder for them.
 It was a different era."
Dysfunktional Family is an American documentary and stand-up comedy film written, produced and starring comedian Eddie Griffin, and directed by George Gallo.
 It was released to theaters by Miramax Films on April 4, 2003 and stayed in theaters until May 18, 2003.
 The film earned $2,255,000 with its widest release being in 602 theaters.
 "Dysfunktional Family" is mainly a concert performance featuring Eddie Griffin filmed live at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Indiana that also includes behind-the-scenes documentary footage filmed in Kansas City, Missouri detailing the stand-up comedian's personal life and family as he travels to a family reunion to reunite with the cast of characters who are the root of his comedy: his mother, an uncle who was an ex-pimp, and his Uncle Curtis, who pontificates on his career as a porno director.
Bill Persky (born September 9, 1931) is an American Emmy Award-winning director, screenwriter, producer, and actor for television.
 With his long-time collaborator Sam Denoff, he wrote and created the television show "That Girl" starring Marlo Thomas as well as Good Morning, World starring Joby Baker and Ronnie Schell.
 Their writing collaboration on episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" resulted in some of the show' s most popular episodes.
 He also directed 100 episodes of the situation comedy "Kate and Allie".
 He also directed the situation comedies "The Practice" (1976) and "Busting Loose" (1977) and
You Can Tell 'Em I Said It is a stand up DVD by comedian Eddie Griffin, released by Comedy Central.
 “Eddie Griffin: You Can Tell 'Em I Said It” DVD was released by Comedy Central on February 28, 2011.
 Containing special features, deleted scenes and all completely uncensored and uncut.
Edmund Lincoln Anderson (September 18, 1905 – February 28, 1977) was an American comedian and actor.

Question: The Meanest Man in the World starring American Comedian Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was released in what year?
Answer: 1943