The Jack Benny Show PDF
496 Pages·1977·63.1351 MB·other
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From dust jacket
notes: "...For more than forty years, Jack Benny spread joy and laughter
through his radio and television shows, steadfastly keeping to his
carefully honed image of the skinflint. Millions 'knew' that he owned an
antique Maxwell, driven by Rochester; that he kept his wealth in an
underground vault; that his neighbors, Ronald and Benita Coleman,
abhorred him; that Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Phil Harris and Don
Wilson were his 'gang.' But what was Benny like in real life?...Here is
the delightful story of Mary and Jack's first meeting (set up by the
Marx Brothers), his friendship with George Burns, the hilarious outcome
of his crush on Greer Garson, his idiosyncracies, and, yes, the three
men Jack didn't like. But, above all, this is the story of the Benny
broadcasting phenomenon: his relationships with the people he worked
with...the Fred Allen feud...the wonderful characters who studded his
show - like Mel Blanc (the French violin teacher), Sheldon Leonard, Mr.
Kitzle and Benny Rubin...Jack's reluctance to use 'blue' material...his
most expensive radio gag...his willingness to try anything
different...why he left NBC for CBS...the change from radio to
television. Enriched with scores of warmly remembered jokes and skits, a
complete filmography, and 137 rare photographs, this book is destined
to take its place as one of the enduring showbiz biographies."
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