Jack Benny
American comedic entertainer (1894-1974) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 80
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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Charles Reisner Directed The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Ben Blue Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Raoul Walsh Directed Artists and Models (1937)
Mervyn LeRoy Produced Gypsy (1963)
Mark Sandrich Directed Man About Town (1939)
William Perlberg Produced Charley's Aunt (1941)
Ernst Lubitsch Produced To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Dorothy Lamour Jack produced The Lucky Stiff (1949)
Martha Raye Also in College Holiday (1936)
Harry Beaumont Directed Children of Pleasure (1930)
Ellen Drew Also in Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Ann Dvorak Also in The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Mitchell Leisen Directed The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
Cliff Edwards Also in The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Polly Moran Also in The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Margaret Seddon Also in It's in the Air (1935)
Walter DeLeon Wrote Artists and Models (1937)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Produced Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Virginia Patton Jack produced The Lucky Stiff (1949)
Arthur Hornblow, Jr. Produced Man About Town (1939)
Larry J. Blake Jack produced The Lucky Stiff (1949)
Sidney Miller Jack produced The Lucky Stiff (1949)
Buster Keaton Also in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
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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
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1974 · aged 80
