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Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and movie actor.
Robert Benchley (1889-1945) was a humorist and comedian who wrote for The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. He also appeared in films such as Foreign Correspondent, I Married a Witch and The Reluctant Dragon.
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- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Robert Benchley was an American humorist, actor, and drama critic, whose main persona, that of a slightly confused, ineffectual, socially awkward bumbler, served in his essays and short films to gain him the sobriquet “the humorist’s humorist.”
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Robert Benchley was a humorist and comedian who wrote for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. He also appeared in short films and movies, and was a member of the Algonquin Round Table.
- September 15, 1889
- November 21, 1945
Dec 26, 2019 · Nell Scovell reflects on Dorothy Parker, the Algonquin Round Table writer Robert Benchley, and how comedians’ complaints about “political correctness” can mask a different sort of disconnect.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Robert Benchley (1889-1945) was one of the most popular and influential humorists of 20th century America. He took his gentle, self-deprecating wit to celebrity in literature, the theater, and the movies.