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Jack Benny and Eddie Anderson disembark from a train in Los Angeles in 1943 with a camel.. Anderson's first appearance on The Jack Benny Program was on March 28, 1937. [9] [10] He was originally hired to play the one-time role of a redcap for a storyline in which the show traveled from Chicago to California by train, which coincided with the show's actual return to NBC's Radio City West in ...
Jack Benny Biography. 1894 - 1919: The Early Years; 1919 - 1931: Vaudeville; 1932 - 1948: Radio; 1949 - 1964: Television; 1965 - 1974: Comedian Emeritus
Jack Benny is remembered as one of the leading entertainers of the 20th century. His regular radio and television programs had an incredible influence on the sitcom genre. Yet, if Benny’s program w…
My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
Rochester Van Jones (born Syracuse Van Jones[1] either March 23[3] or September 12, 1907[4]) is a major character in The Jack Benny Program, portrayed by Eddie Anderson. Rochester is Jack's valet, butler, cook and many other jobs around the house. Rochester speaks with a hoarse, gravely voice, based on how his actor Eddie Anderson damaged his vocal cords as a child selling newspapers. In early ...
Jack Benny: The Radio Show ~ Introduction To Old-Time Radio ~ Mister Radio. Original 'King Of All Media'. The world's oldest 39-year-old. Possibly the person most associated with the golden age of radio is Jack Benny.
Apr 9, 2013 · In October 1974, Benny canceled a performance in Dallas after suffering a dizzy spell, coupled with a feeling of numbness in his arms. Despite a battery of tests, Benny's ailment could not be determined. When he complained of stomach pains in early December, a first test showed nothing, but a subsequent one showed he had inoperable pancreatic cancer. Choosing to spend his final days at home ...
