Robert Benchley

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American writer and actor (1889-1945)

United States WritersLived 1889 to 1945 · aged 56

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Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor.

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Robert with elder brother Edmund, who was killed in the Battle of San Juan Hill when Robert was age nine

Benchley circa 1935

Joyce Compton and Robert Benchley in Bedtime Story (1941)

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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FatherCharles Henry Benchley

ChildNathaniel Benchley

Connected to Robert 6

Fred AstaireAlso in You'll Never Get Rich (1941)

Lana TurnerAlso in Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)

Buddy EbsenAlso in Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Peter LawfordAlso in The Sky's the Limit (1943)

Rosalind RussellAlso in Hired Wife (1940)

Don AmecheAlso in It's in the Bag! (1945)

About this person

Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success during his life, from his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.

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United States