- 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.
- As a Harvard undergraduate, Benchley gave his first comic performance, impersonating a befuddled after-dinner speaker.
- According to the Worcester, Massachusetts City Clerk, Robert Charles Benchley was born September 15, 1889 at the family home at 14 Kingsbury Street.
- Robert Benchley was an American humorist, actor, and drama critic, whose main persona, that of a slightly confused, ineffectual, socially awkward bumbler...
- Robert Benchley ( İng. Robert Benchley ; 15 Eylül 1889 , Worcester - 21 Kasım 1945 , New York) - Amerikalı gazeteci, aktör ve senarist.
- Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist...
- The man behind the short film ‘How to Sleep’, a humorous clip on the technique of sleeping, Robert Benchley was an American humorist, writer and actor.
- Others worth consulting are Robert Benchley by Norris W. Yates (1968) and Robert Benchley: His Life and Good Times by Babette Rosmond (1970).
- The versatile and witty Benchley was at home in nearly all facets of humorous entertainment.
- Robert Benchley began his career in 1912 at the Curtis Publishing Company till 1914.
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Robert Benchley (15 Eylül 1889 — 21 Kasım 1945) — Amerikalı gazeteci, aktör ve senarist.
Robert Charles Benchley iğneleyici mizahıyla tanınırdı. Vanity Fair ve The New Yorker gibi büyük dergilerde gazeteci olarak çalıştı. Yazar Dorothy Parker'ın yakın arkadaşı, 1920-1930'da edebiyat çevresi Algonquin Round Table'ın liderlerinden biriydi.
Oyuncu ve senarist olarak da çalıştı ve 1935'te kendi senaryosuyla Akademi Ödülü kazandı, aynı zamanda oyuncu ve yönetmen olarak da rol aldığı kısa komedi filmi How to Sleep.
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- Doğum tarihi ve yeri:15 Eylül 1889, Worcester
- Ölüm tarihi ve yeri:21 Kasım 1945 (56 yaşında), Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
- Evliliği:Gertrude Darling
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- Çocuğu:Nathaniel Benchley