Jack Benny
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican comedic entertainer (1894-1974)
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Jack Benny was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success as a violinist on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film.
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Benny in the Waukegan High School band, 1909
Benny and daughter Joan in 1940
Home of Jack Benny and Mary Livingston
Benny in 1933, newly arrived at NBC and the host of The Chevrolet Program
Jack Benny (shown here shaking hands with Harry S. Truman from the seat of a c. 1908 Maxwell Roadster on March 21, 1958) kept the Maxwell familiar in U.S. popular culture for half a century after the brand went out of business.
Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone, 1960
Benny did many television specials after leaving his regularly scheduled show. This is a promotional postcard for one of them, from 1960.Awards 6
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1974 · aged 80
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