Posted inApril Fool's Day Associated Press Boskin, Joseph Boston University Comedy and Humor Deaths (Obituaries) History (Academic Subject) Hoaxes and Pranks
Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95
To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”