Letters and clippings : to Frank Remley, 1946-1966.

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Letters and clippings : to Frank Remley, 1946-1966.

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A collection of 125 letters, mostly written by Jack Benny to Frank Remley, three to Mrs. Frank Remley, one to Irv Kupcinet (copy), four letters addressed to Jack and one letter from Helen Remley to Frank. For the most part, the letters are Jack's comments on articles clipped from Ripley's "Believe It Or Not!" Often times the original clipping accompanies the letter. Jack wrote hundreds of such letters to Remley. In them we discover Benny's humorous slant on the Ripley articles which, not infrequently, passes from the humorous to the risque. Along with the collection of letters are some 16 stand-alone clippings with manuscript notes by Benny.

141 items (in two archival boxes) ; 26 x 32 cm.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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SNAC Resource ID: 7536188

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Remley, Frank, 1902-1967

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Kupcinet, Irv

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Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949

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Robert LeRoy Ripley (b. Dec. 25, 1890–d. May 27, 1949), American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, radio show, and television show which feature odd facts from around the world. From the description of Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582310 ...

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...