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| Name: |
Jack Benny | | Birth Date: |
February 14, 1894 | | Death Date: |
1974 | | Place of Birth: |
Waukegan, Illinois, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
comedian, television host, actor |
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Biography of Jack Benny
1,676 words, approx. 6 pages
 Comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974) was one of the top stars of radio, television, and stage in a career which spanned over 50 years. A master of comic timing, Benny changed the nature of the weekly comedy show on radio and his likeable skinflint stage...


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Jack Benny Quotes
2,132 words, approx. 7 pages
 Jack Benny ( February 14 , 1894 – December 26 , 1974 ), born Benjamin Kubelsky, was an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor. He was one of the biggest stars in classic American radio and was also a major...


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Benny, Jack (1894-1974) Summary
1,098 words, approx. 4 pages Jack Benny is one of America's most venerated entertainers of the twentieth century. For over 50 years the nation identified with the persona that Benny created on the vaudeville circuit, sustained on radio, and successfully transferred to...
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Benny, Jack
350 words, approx. 1 pages (born Feb. 14, 1894, Chicago—died Dec. 27, 1974, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S.) entertainer whose unusual comedic method and expert timing made him a legendary success in U.S. radio and television for more than 30 years. Benny Kubelsky was reared...
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Benny, Jack
105 words, approx. 1 pages (born Feb. 14, 1894, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Dec. 27, 1974, Beverly Hills, Calif.) U.S. comedian. He took up the violin as a boy and played it in vaudeville from 1912. After discovering a talent for comedy while in the navy, he returned to...
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Jack Benny Information
7,285 words, approx. 24 pages
 Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor. Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant...




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 The Washington Post
A Golden Hoard Of Jack Benny
11/30/1995: 793 words, approx. 3 pages He was miserly, vain, childish and petty, and we loved him. We just loved him. It isn't merely unbelievable that Jack Benny has been gone for two decades; it's also unfair. "Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny," a properly affectionate NBC special tonight at...
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 The Boston Globe
Well! . . . Jack Benny Would Love It
10/25/1990: 977 words, approx. 3 pages SUNDAY NIGHTS AT SEVEN The Jack Benny Story By Jack Benny and Joan Benny Warner Books, 302 pages, $19.95, illustrated 'Publicity overrates everything," said George Balanchine. "Picasso's overrated. I'm overrated. Even Jack Benny's overrated." It's not true, of course, but...
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 AP News
Today in history - Feb. 14
2/14/2007: 586 words, approx. 2 pages Today is Wednesday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2007. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine's Day.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 14, 1929, the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's...
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Lincoln Center tribute honors Sills
9/16/2007: 491 words, approx. 2 pages Beverly Sills was remembered Sunday at Lincoln Center as a larger-than-life personality whose success on the opera stage was matched by her skills as an administrator and a fundraiser for causes including the arts and multiple sclerosis research.The event, "A Tribute to Beverly Sills," was...


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