Jack Benny collection, [ca. 1959-ongoing].

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Jack Benny collection, [ca. 1959-ongoing].

Collection contains clipping, misc., program, and souvenir book files.

5 folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7495142

Museum of Performance & Design

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Benny, Jack, 1894-1974.

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Jack Benny (1894-1974) was an American vaudeville, radio, television and film actor. Born Benjamin Kubelsky in Waukegan, Illinois, Benny first honed his talents as a comedian on the vaudeville stage, then found that his style was uniquely adapted to the new medium of radio, where he became a national celebrity with his Jack Benny Show (1943-1958). His wife, Mary Livingstone, often starred on the Jack Benny Show. Benny took his show to television and continued to appear in his own show, in specia...