Jack Benny
Birthday: 1894-02-14
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Biography: 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's effor...
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A Guide for the Married Man
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught....
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
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George Washington Slept Here
New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Conn...
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Beatles: Big Beat Box
The early days of The Beatles are captured in this fascinating film. Featuring behind the scenes cli...
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Charley's Aunt
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Broadway Melody of 1936
Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gord...
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Hollywood Canteen
Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entert...
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The Horn Blows at Midnight
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Mr. Broadway
Ed Sullivan shows night spots all over New York in this movie, joking and listening to stories the p...
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Showbiz Goes to War
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Buck Benny Rides Again
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The Great Radio Comedians
Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy...
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The Mouse That Jack Built
In this spoof of "The Jack Benny Program", a mouse with Jack Benny's personality and poor violin pla...
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Is Everybody Listening?
A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news an...
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC....
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Beatles Stories
A big fan of The Beatles growing up in the 60s, Seth Swirsky noticed that whenever he heard someone ...
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Artists & Models
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign....
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Chasing Rainbows
The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the ...
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The Medicine Man
The son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper turn to a medicine show salesman for help....
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions sp...
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Love Thy Neighbor
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars p...
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Somebody Loves Me
Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with...
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The Last Laugh
Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use hu...
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The Song Writers' Revue
This short showcases composers and lyricists of songs that are now considered standards of American ...
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The Big Broadcast of 1937
The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of con...
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College Holiday
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy....
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Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
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Artists and Models Abroad
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Man About Town
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Who Was That Lady?
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The Slowest Gun in the West
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The Man
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-Presiden...
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Lord Byron of Broadway
A talented songwriter gets his inspiration for songs from others and not from within himself. He is ...
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Jack Benny Christmas Show
It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's...
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Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with...
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It's in the Air
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The Meanest Man in the World
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is un...
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The Bing Crosby Show
Bing Crosby's first television special with Jack Benny, Sheree North dropping by to provide a few po...
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Gypsy
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge b...
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Mike Wallace Is Here
For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world'...
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It's in the Bag!
The ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in....
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The Jack Benny Hour
The Beach Boys appear in a skit with Benny and Hope as surfers. Jack trys to weasel Disneyland ticke...
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TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
A compilation film of stand up performances and comedy routines featuring some of the biggest stars ...
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The Rounder
A drunkard climbs a ladder into a bedroom in the wrong house and gets romantically involved with the...
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Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Jack Benny narrates the Screen Snapshots that, utilizing archive footage, traces the career of Al Jo...
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared,...
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That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent...
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Stars in the Eye
Various CBS stars appear in this one hour variety program about the opening of the brand new $7 mill...
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Children of Pleasure
A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing aroun...
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General Foods Opening Night
Fearing they'll all be fired after hearing Phil Silvers is getting his own show on the General Foods...
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Show-Business at War
A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort....
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Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought ...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time includi...
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You Can Change The World
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Hollywood Goes to Town
This short shows how Hollywood gets ready for the world premiere of an "important" movie. The film c...
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The Perry Como Christmas Show
The first of Perry Como's Christmas specials includes appearances by Rich Little and figure skater P...
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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass P...
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Studio 54
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but als...
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Jack Benny: Comedy in Bloom
Co-stars and celebrity admirers go through Benny's entire career...
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life....
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Without Reservations
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train...
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The Jack Benny Birthday Special
A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s lon...
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Who Was That Lady?
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a y...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975...
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975...
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Taxi Tangle
Caught in a 5th Avenue traffic jam, as they are riding in side-by-side taxicab and limousine, Jack B...
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The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Video series spotlighting memorable moments and roasts hosted by Dean Martin. "Dean Martin Celebrity...
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Honor America Day
Bob Hope's 2 1/2 hour star-spangled salute to America... "Honor America Day" as aired on July 4, 197...
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Bright Moments
Jack Benny performs his violin, prompting the accompanying pianist to walk out. He then does a comed...
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The Honey Pot
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying...
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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
A two hour celebration of Bob Hope's 25 years of television shows that features highlights starting ...
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Bob Hope Christmas Show
This Is Bob (For The First Time In Living Color) Hope' on NBC December 15th, 1965 With Bing Crosby, ...
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Jack Benny's Bag
Jack Benny's 1968 TV specials features topical references including a parody of The Graduate....
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Rock-a-Bye Baby
An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart...
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The Great Lover
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Pioneers of Primetime
An in-depth look at the early days of television and its first stars....
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 6
Fernand Gravey and Danielle Darrieux arrive in Hollywood; the Ritz Brothers achieve immortality, lea...
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A Broadway Romeo
Jack Benny, his finances at a low ebb, watches a newsstand for a friend and picks up a young lady cu...
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The Best of Johnny Carson
This collection features the most memorable and iconic personality in all of late night television. ...
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The All-Star Christmas Show
This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed ov...
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Carnival Nights
Jack Benny presents a variety hour with a carnival theme that stars Lucille Ball, Johnny Carson, Ben...
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The Automat
The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, whe...
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