Jack Benny

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Jack Benny

Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. He was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a long pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated summation "Well! " His radio and television programs, popular from 1932 until his death in 1974, were a major influence on the sitcom genre. Benny portrayed himself as a miser who obliviously played his violin badly and claimed perpetually to be 39 years of age.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 14, 1894 (Chicago), Died December 26, 1974 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MS-75337	16-in.	3/1/1933	Chevrolet audition for NBC	Jack Benny	Radio program audition	speaker
Victor	MS-75338	16-in.	3/1/1933	Chevrolet audition for NBC	Jack Benny	Radio program audition	speaker
Victor	MS-75339	16-in.	3/1/1933	Chevrolet audition for NBC	Jack Benny	Radio program audition	speaker
Victor	ES-76047	8-in.	4/21/1933	The Chevrolet program	Jack Benny	Radio broadcast : Comedy	speaker
Victor	ES-76048	8-in.	4/21/1933	The Chevrolet program	Jack Benny	Radio broadcast : Comedy	speaker
Victor	LCS-76049	12-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	4/21/1933	The Chevrolet program	Jack Benny	Radio broadcast : Comedy	speaker

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Benny, Jack," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101891.

Benny, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101891.

"Benny, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.