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The Benchley Roundup
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Author : Robert C. Benchley
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1983
The Benchley Roundup written by Robert C. Benchley and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Fiction categories.
Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of his time; his influence—on contemporaries such as E. B. White, James Thurber, and S. J. Perelman, or followers like Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor—has left an indelible mark on the American comic tradition. The Benchley Roundup collects those pieces, selected by Benchley's son Nathaniel, "which seem to stand up best over the years"-a compendium of the most endearing and enduring work from one of America's funniest and most penetrating wits. "It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous." —Robert Benchley
The Benchley Roundup
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
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The Benchley Roundup
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
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"Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like "Life," "Vanity Fair," and "The New Yorker," earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of his time; his influence--on contemporaries such as E.B. White, James Thurber, and S.J. Perelman, or followers like Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor--has left an indelible mark on the American comic tradition. "The Benchley Roundup "collects those pieces, selected by Benchley's son Nathaniel, "which seem to stand up best over the years"--A compendium of the most endearing and enduring work from one of America's funniest and most penetrating wits."It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous."--Robert Benchley.
The Benchley Round Up
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
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Benchley Lost And Found
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1970-01-01
Benchley Lost And Found written by Robert Benchley and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970-01-01 with Humor categories.
39 pieces show Benchley at the height of his writing.
Robert Benchley
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Author : Norris Wilson Yates
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1968
Robert Benchley written by Norris Wilson Yates and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Robert Benchley S Wayward Press
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Robert Benchley S Wayward Press written by Robert Benchley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Robert Benchley Love Conquers All
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher: Horse's Mouth
Release Date : 2017-08-07
Robert Benchley Love Conquers All written by Robert Benchley and has been published by Horse's Mouth this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-07 with categories.
Robert Charles Benchley was born on September 15th, 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Benchley wrote over 600 essays and is a humorist best known for his work for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. These essays, which ranged from topical to the absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. His humor was obvious from the time he attended Harvard University and was a writer for Harvard Lampoon. Benchley seemed to have an effortless way of creating humour and was equally famous for his work writing and appearing in short films, feature films and radio work. He was also a founder of the famous Algonquin Round Table at the New York hotel. This group, including Benchley, Dorothy Parker and George S Kaufman expanded to over a dozen regular members who met for lunch on an almost daily basis between 1919 and 1929. They dubbed themselves "The Vicious Circle." The group first gathered in the Algonquin's Pergola Room (later called the Oak Room) at a long rectangular table. As the gatherings increased in number, the Algonquin manager Frank Case moved them to the Rose Room and a round table. Daily association with each other, both at the luncheons and outside of them, inspired members of the Circle to collaborate creatively. The entire group worked together successfully only once, however, to create a revue called No Sirree! which helped launch a Hollywood career for Benchley. His legacy in Hollywood includes his short film How to Sleep which was a popular success and won Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards. He also acted with many memorable appearances in feature films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent (1940) and Nice Girl? (1941). In Hollywood he worked for many of the major studios and as an actor was often called upon to create humorous points where either a plot could be explained or something that required explaining could be used as a clotheshorse for jokes. In essence a screen image was established as a comic lecturer who tried but failed to clarify any given topic. Whilst Benchley was highly paid and sought after it seemed to leave him less and less time to write the things he cared about. Benchley's drinking, already a problem, had worsened over the years, until he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. (Ironically, when younger, he had been a devoted teetotaler.) Robert Charles Benchley died in a New York hospital on November 21st, 1945. His funeral was a private family affair, and his body was cremated and interred in a family plot on the island of Nantucket.
Benchley At The Theatre
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
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Love Conquers All
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Author : Robert Benchley
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-25
Love Conquers All written by Robert Benchley and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-25 with Humor categories.
"Love Conquers All" by Robert Benchley Benchley was a Harvard-educated critic and humor writer from the first half of the twentieth century. This book represents a collection of columns from his early career, many of which were published in magazines such as Vanity Fair. Love in all its forms is explored in these columns. Romantic love, familial love, and even the love one has for themself and their hometown are all discussed in a humorous and thoughtful way.