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
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101891.
Benny, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101891.
"Benny, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Jack Benny
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Benny, Jack, 1894-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50007182
Wikidata: Jack Benny - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q148732
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39573921
MusicBrainz: Jack Benny - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6787683-1e6b-4168-b53d-150bec0a515a
ISNI: 0000 0000 6654 3391 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000066543391
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