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Robert Charles Benchley

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Robert Charles Benchley 1889-1945, American humorist, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1912. He was drama critic of Life (1920-29) and of The New Yorker (1929-40). Benchley was known for a series of short satirical films that he wrote, directed, and acted in himself. His books, which are rich in anecdotes and clever interpretations of everyday situations, include Of All Things (1921), My Ten Years in a Quandary (1936), and Benchley beside Himself (1943). ... Read more
Benchley, Robert (Charles)
The Oxford Companion to American Literature Benchley, Robert [Charles] (1889–1945), drama critic...1903—What? (1938), Inside Benchley (1942), and Benchley Beside Himself (1943). He also...on the radio. His son Nathaniel Benchley (1915–81), also a humorist... Read more
Benchley, Robert (Charles)
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Benchley, Robert [Charles] (1889–1945), writer, actor, and critic. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard, the American humorist...him as Funny Face . In the Music Box Revue he also performed his famous skit, “The Treasurer's Report.” Biography: Robert ... Read more

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Benchley, shaking change out of the world's pockets
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/6/1997; ; 700+ words ; Laughter's Gentle Soul The Life of Robert Benchley. By Billy Altman. Norton. $30. As Robert Benchley once put it: "By 1936, we of course...don't ask a cow to explain milk. Robert Charles Benchley (1889-1945) was one of these givers... Read more
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Magazine article from: Church History; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Calling Down Fire: Charles Grandison Finney and Revivalism in...two kinds of people in the world, Robert Benchley observed, those who believe there...after 1830, brought about in part by Charles Grandison Finney, whose career mirrored... Read more
Dogs, Snoopy and Charles M Schulz
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 2/19/2000; 558 words ; ...turn around three times before lying down,'' quipped Robert Benchley) to old age. And in return all they want is food, warmth...that populated the Peanuts strip until its creator, Charles M Schulz, called it a day to fight cancer in January... Read more
`Vicious Circle' Boasts Satire in the Round
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/23/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Jason Leigh Robert Benchley Campbell Scott Charles MacArthur Matthew...the humorist Robert Benchley, whose short...to recognize Robert Sherwood, Edna...married twice; Charles MacArthur...long-suffering Robert Benchley. History does... Read more
AUTHOR IS OFF MARK IN WEAK BIOGRAPHY OF FAMED HUMORIST.(DAILY BREAK)(Review)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/1/1997; 629 words ; ...humorists of his time, Robert Benchley was a hero. S.J...probably more quickly by Robert Benchley in 1924.'' Yet today...alludes only to itself, Benchley's literary references...mangle names like Charles Evans Hughes and...school would ``cause Robert to aspire to a more ... Read more
Roaring '20s queen of quips wasn't a whole load of laughs
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/21/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...Jennifer Jason Leigh Robert Benchley....Campbell Scott Charles MacArthur....Matthew...literati (among them Robert Benchley, George S. Kaufman...s best friend, Robert Benchley, is especially...by his mentor, Robert Altman, who's also... Read more
Quotation: ; Words to the wise
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 11/4/1999; 13 words ; "Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing." -- Robert Charles Benchley Read more
Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/15/1999; 194 words ; ...President, 1857; Horatio Parker, composer, 1863; Robert Charles Benchley, humorist, 1889; Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, detective-sto...Jean Renoir, film director, 1894; Tom Conway (Thomas Charles Sanders), actor, 1904. Deaths: Sir Thomas Overbury... Read more
Rudolph Pins Down Parker
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/30/1994; ; 540 words ; ...Circle," a movie about Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley and the other well-known writers, playwrights...had a torrid, ill-fated affair with Charles MacArthur, a "wonderful, romantic, seductive...Parker's platonic relationship with Benchley, a savvy, married teetotaler, later... Read more
Altman's `Table' is rounding out
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/2/1993; ; 494 words ; ...no surprise, since Robert Altman is producing...Broderick as playwright Charles MacArthur and Campbell...as humorist-actor Robert Benchley. Also along are Sam...critic-playwright Robert Sherwood, Heather...Juliette Lewis and Robert Downey Jr. in "Natural... Read more

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