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Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Edmund Lincoln Anderson (September 18, 1905 – February 28, 1977) was an American actor and comedian. To a generation of early radio and television comedy he was known as " Rochester ". Anderson entered show business as a teenager on the vaudeville circuit. In the early 1930s, he transitioned into films and radio.
New Page 1. Jack Benny Biography. 1894 - 1919: The Early Years. 1919 - 1931: Vaudeville. 1932 - 1948: Radio. 1949 - 1964: Television. 1965 - 1974: Comedian Emeritus. Note: It seems natural and obvious to use Jack's stories as the ultimate authority on what happened when, who was there, and who said what.
Jul 27, 2021 · Jack Benny is the man who made Rochester famous. Well, in reality, Benny made “Rochester” famous. “Rochester van Jones” was the name of Benny’s fictional Black valet for nearly 30 years ...
May 17, 2023 · The legendary Jack Benny was a gentle, generous man with no shortage of famous friends—and so beloved that even a headline-making scandal couldn’t put a dent in his popularity. Jack Benny Facts. 1. He Was A Reluctant Maestro. Jack Benny was born Benjamin Kubelsky in Chicago, Illinois, on February 14, 1894. His parents bought him a violin ...
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 was important to comedy, it was significant in another major respect: this funnyman with the captivating and comical persona became an impactful ...
Dec 27, 2010 · Jack Benny, 1894-1974: The man who was funny just by standing there. 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 ...
May 18, 2018 · Jack Benny. Comedian Jack Benny (1894-1974) was one of the top stars of radio, television, and stage in a career which spanned over 50 years. A master of comic timing, Benny changed the nature of the weekly comedy show on radio and his likeable skinflint stage personna delighted audiences in the United States and around the world.
