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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
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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 ( 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...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Benny, Jack (1894-1974) Summary
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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
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(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
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(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
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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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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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