birth_place spouse article_title name occupation
chicago , illinois , usa nora -lrb- 1980-1998 ; divorced ; 1 child -rrb- judith c. ephron wilson -lrb- 1998-present -rrb- -lrb- 1967-1976 ; divorced -rrb- suzanne o'malley dan greenburg
 dan greenburg writer
dan greenburg

dan greenburg -lrb- born 20 june 1936 -rrb- is an american writer , humorist , and journalist .
he was born in chicago , illinois , got his b.f.a. from the university of illinois and his m.f.a. from u.c.l.a. his 72 books have been published in 20 languages in 24 countries .
his best-sellers for adults include `` how to be a jewish mother '' , `` how to make yourself miserable '' , `` love kills '' , `` exes '' , and `` how to avoid love and marriage '' .
he writes four series of children 's books , `` the zack files '' , `` secrets of dripping fang '' , `` maximum boy '' , and `` weird planet '' .
