Robert Benchley
Gender: Male
Born: 15th September 1889
Died: 21st November 1945
Nationality: United States of America
Movies: The Sky's the Limit, You'll Never Get Rich, Young and Willing, The Reluctant Dragon, Song of Russia, Dancing Lady, Road to Utopia, It's in the Bag, China Seas, Foreign Correspondent, Week-End at the Waldorf, Kiss and Tell, The Major and the Minor, I Married a Witch, The Stork Club, Broadway Melody of 1938, Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin, Live, Love and Learn, Snafu, Your Technocracy and Mine
Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. From his beginnings at the Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success during his life, from New York City and his peers at the Algonquin Round Table to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.
Benchley is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker, where his essays, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. He also made a name for himself in Hollywood, when his short film How to Sleep was a popular success and won Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards, and his many memorable appearances in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent and a dramatic turn in Nice Girl?. His legacy includes written work and numerous short film appearances.
Although Benchley was known for misleading and fictional autobiographical statements about himself (at one point asserting that he wrote A Tale of Two
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