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Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley was an American actor, screenwriter, journalist, humorist, theatre critic and reporter (1889–1945). He was born at Worcester and died at New York City.

Robert Benchley in brief

Born
1889
Died
1945
Known for
actor, screenwriter, journalist, humorist, theatre critic and reporter
Place of birth
Worcester
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Formation and teaching

Robert Benchley studied at Harvard University, Phillips Exeter Academy and South High Community School.

Catalogued works

26 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

My Ten Years in a Quandary, and How They Grew. The Benchley roundup. Benchley lost and found - 39 prodigal pieces by Robert Benchley. Love Conquers All (Illustrated). Bon Bons, Bourbon and Bon Mots. 20000 Leagues under the Sea or David Copperfld. Benchley -- Or Else. One minute please. The treasurer's report,. Chips Off the Old Benchly. MY TEN YEARS IN A QUANDRY AND HOW THEY GREW (Humor). Inside Benchley. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or David Copperfield. Benchley beside himself,. Pluck and Luck. The Early Worm. Benchley--or Else! Of All Things. My Ten Years in a Quandary. Chips Off the Old Benchley. Love Conquers All. Benchley Lost and Found. Pourquoi personne ne me collectionne ? Of All Things! Of All Things! (Barnes & Noble Digital Library). After 1903 - What?, dated 1950.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Robert Benchley., American Literature, 1956. Benchley, Robert (1889-1945), humorist, drama critic, and actor, American National Biography Online, 2000. Benchley, Robert, Encyclopedia of the Essay, 2012. Note to R (G) B from E (of) H: Hemingway's Inscriptions to Robert Benchley, The Hemingway Review, 2011. ROBERT BENCHLEY, review, Life, December 1926, W. Somerset Maugham, 2013.

Digitised editions and texts

9 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

chips off the old benchley (1934) — Internet Archive. My Ten Years in a Quandary (1940) — Internet Archive. Inside Benchley (1942) — Internet Archive. the early worm (1927) — Internet Archive. Benchley Beside Himself (1930) — Internet Archive. Benchley's Best — Internet Archive. Psychologie du pingouin: Et autres considérations scientifiques (2004) — Internet Archive. Love Conquers All — Project Gutenberg. Of All Things — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 23 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1889Robert Benchley born at Worcester.
  2. 1927the early worm digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1930Benchley Beside Himself digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1934chips off the old benchley digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1940My Ten Years in a Quandary digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1942Inside Benchley digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1945Robert Benchley died at New York City.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Robert Benchley”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1790472: Robert Benchley

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