When people remember Jack Benny today, they usually think of the comic persona that made him one of the biggest stars of American entertainment: the eternally 39-year-old skinflint whose violin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jack Benny was one of the most beloved comedians of the 20th century, a master of timing, self-deprecating humor and the long ...

Visitors to downtown Waukegan’s Jack Benny Plaza can honor the world-renowned, native comedian on the occasion of his “88th 39th birthday” — which was celebrated on Valentine’s Day — by placing a ...

Reading about health care economics can put even a caffeinated person to sleep so as I go I've been keeping a list of quotes. Not from the authors. Quotes used by the authors to try to lighten things ...

With the U.S. spending billions for defense, radio last week dedicated a great deal of time and money for tribute. The occasion was the start of the tenth year of big-time broadcasting for ...

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "Jack Benny became one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century--by being the top radio comedian, when the comics ruled radio, and ...

The last time on From the Archives that we checked in on Jack Benny, it was towards the end of his career, in 1973. While he was getting on in years, his oft-complimented timing was still just as ...

The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. Inside their vast archives of more than 120,000 ...

In 1953, Marilyn Monroe hesitated about appearing on The Jack Benny Program. The popular variety show aired live, so anything could happen. But her perfect performance in a skit where Jack Benny falls ...

Jack Benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to television along with his radio regulars. Jack, who remained thirty-nine-years-old, ...

When Eddie Carroll steps out on stage, he is not imitating comedian Jack Benny. He is Jack Benny. With an uncanny physical resemblance and a dead-on voice, Carroll truly fills the shoes of one of ...