Jack Benny
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Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly.
Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy."
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To Be or Not to Be 1942 -
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1964 -
The Rounder 1930 -
The Jack Benny Program 1950 -
Broadway Melody of 1936 1935 -
The Big Broadcast of 1937 1936 -
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 1929 -
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940 -
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 2002 -
The Horn Blows at Midnight 1945