Robert Benchley

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Birth Name: Robert Charles Benchley

Born: 15 September 1889 Died: 21 November 1945

Country of origin: United States

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Actors on Acting (45 items)
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Published 8 years, 8 months ago

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Silent Film Actors (447 items)
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Published 11 years, 3 months ago

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Hollywood Walk of Fame - B (179 items)
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Published 9 years, 9 months ago

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Match Authors (82 items)
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Published 10 years, 10 months ago

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Description: Although by his own account Benchley was not quite a writer and not quite an actor, he managed to become one of the best-known humorists and comedians of his time. As a Harvard undergraduate, Benchley gave his first comic performance, impersonating a befuddled after-dinner speaker. The act made him a campus celebrity -- and remained in Benchley's repertoire for the rest of his life. (Landing the position of editor of the Harvard Lampoon was the other highlight of his college career.) As a post-graduate journalist, between frequent firings and other disruptions, Benchley made his mark as a theater critic and as writer of whimsica ... (more)