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Robert Benchley

1889 - 1945

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Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and movie 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 his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry. Benchley is remembered best for his contributions to the magazine The New Yorker; his essays for that publication, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Benchley has received more than 629,380 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Benchley is the 7,686th most popular actor (down from 6,865th in 2019), the 11,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,194th in 2019) and the 3,559th most popular American Actor.

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  • 20

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  • 1.76

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  • 3.78

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Benchley ranks 7,686 out of 13,578. Before him are Audrey Totter, Cathy Downs, C. S. Lee, Noriaki Sugiyama, Muriel Pavlow, and Katja Woywood. After him are Joseph Pilato, Marisa Del Frate, Hobart Bosworth, Ross Alexander, Corey Burton, and Joanna Kulig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Robert Benchley ranks 294. Before him are Virgilio Mantegazza, William Keighley, Vilhelm Wolfhagen, Marjorie Rambeau, Hugo Wieslander, and George Hutson. After him are Moroni Olsen, George S. Kaufman, Annie Speirs, James Stephenson, George Walsh, and Dorothy Phillips. Among people deceased in 1945, Robert Benchley ranks 351. Before him are Søren Petersen, Charles Sands, Frank Chapman, N. C. Wyeth, Sigurður Eggerz, and Wilhelm Wirtinger. After him are Nikolai Khmelyov, Ellen Glasgow, Sara Josephine Baker, Eoin MacNeill, Albert Arnheiter, and Frank Craven.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Benchley ranks 11,347 out of 20,380. Before him are David M. Walker (1944), Steve Lacy (1934), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Cam Newton (1989), Beau Garrett (1982), and Christina Hoff Sommers (1950). After him are Oscar Micheaux (1884), Billy Gonsalves (1908), Joseph Pilato (1949), Amelia Boynton Robinson (1911), Johnny Rebel (1938), and Raphael Tracey (1904).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Benchley ranks 3,559. Before him are Paul Burke (1926), Sam McMurray (1952), Chad Lowe (1968), Leon Ames (1902), Audrey Totter (1917), and Cathy Downs (1926). After him are Joseph Pilato (1949), Hobart Bosworth (1867), Ross Alexander (1907), Corey Burton (1955), Edgar Buchanan (1903), and George Siegmann (1882).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Reluctant Dragon
Robert Benchley
Humorist Robert Benchley attempts to find Walt Disney to ask him to adapt a short story about a gentle dragon who would rather recite poetry than be ferocious. Along the way, he is given a tour of Walt Disney Studios, and learns about the animation process.
Jun 19o 19416.6 / 10
I Married a Witch
Dr. Dudley White
A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her.
Oct 30o 19426.9 / 10
Foreign Correspondent
Stebbins
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
Aug 16o 19407 / 10