Benchley was cast in minor roles for various romantic comedies, some shoots going better than others. In his films, the common man exaggerations continued. He identifies no new sources for his biography and asks no new questions of the old ones. Also hosted at the American Century Theater. [20], Along with his duties at the Lampoon, Benchley acted in a number of theatrical productions, including Hasty Pudding productions of The Crystal Gazer and Below Zero. And that was the point of the trip, which made it a happy one in every way that it could be. When a position as press agent for Broadway producer William A. Brady was offered, Benchley accepted it, against the advice of many of his peers. When news reached the family, Maria's stunned reaction was to cry out, "Why couldn't it have been Robert?! (New York City, McGraw-Hill, 1955). That's what makes it so tough for us outsiders: we have to fight home Benchley's alcoholism, already a problem, worsened and he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. (New York City: Athena Books, 1989. [12] He joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity in his freshman year, and continued to partake in the camaraderie that he had enjoyed at Phillips Exeter while still doing well in school. Benchley died of complications from cirrhosis of the liver in 1945 at the age of 56. His legacy includes written work and numerous short film appearances. A painter (and writer) from a family of writers, Benchley lived on Baxter Avenue, New and Upcoming Science Fiction and Fantasy, (June 6, 1914 - November 21, 1945) (his death), The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966), View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. At the age of 31, Benchley took his first alcoholic drink -- an orange blossom -- and was, Mr. Altman tells us, instantly transformed from a sober, faithful husband and provider into a hopeless alcoholic and serial adulterer. He told me about some famous scientist who spent some time studying Nantucket a few years ago. He sold it to my Aunt Helen for the price that he had paid. The revue was applauded by both spectators and fellow actors, with Benchley's performance in particular receiving the biggest laughs. Benchley re-entered Hollywood at the height of the Great Depression and the large-scale introduction of the talkie films he had begun working with years before. ISBN 0151975213). While on that first visit dad scouted around, found a dilapidated duplex not far from the ocean at Surfside and tracked down the local realtor. 24 Amelia Drive He still completed two shoots in one day (one of which was The Courtship of the Newt), but rested for a while following the 1937 schedule. "[37], Following word of Benchley's resignation, freelance offers began piling up. I met an older fellow on the ferry going back to the mainland who is another real islander, and asked him if he knew the Benchleys. "[53] The film was well-received in preview screenings, and promotions took over, with a still from the film being used in Simmons advertisements. We should all be so lucky. al. ISBN 080570048X). This worried Sherwood, as he felt it could jeopardize his forthcoming raise. While the two styles were, at first glance, diametrically opposed, they coexisted in magazines such as Vanity Fair and Life. The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers and actors who met regularly between 1919 and 1929 at the Algonquin Hotel. He has been treated for hernia at Ashford General Hospital, ing wartime, 26,000 lives and 22,000 plantsmore than the combat toll exacted by Germans and Japanese. [80], Benchley produced over 600 essays,[81] which were initially compiled in twelve volumes, during his writing career. While Benchley was more interested in writing than acting, one of his more important roles as an actor was as a salesman in Rafter Romance, and his work attracted the interest of MGM, who offered Benchley a lot of money to complete a series of short films. The resulting film, How to Sleep, was filmed in two days, and it featured Benchley as both the narrator and sleeperthe latter a role Benchley claimed was "not much of a strain, as [he] was in bed most of the time. The prominent styles of humor were then "crackerbarrel," which relied on devices such as dialects and a disdain for formal education in the style of humorists such as Artemis Ward and Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby, and a more "genteel" style of humor, very literary and upper-class in nature, a style popularized by Oliver Wendell Holmes. (New York City: W. W. Norton, 1997. Some of Benchley's columns, featuring a character he created, were attributed to his pseudonym Brighton Perry, but most were attributed to Benchley himself. Benchley was the protagonist in everything he wrote. [73], Topical, current-event style pieces written for Vanity Fair during the war did not lose their levity, either. It was a joke about the canals, but in winter its frequently true as is well known by visitors wading through Piazza San Marco and other flooded sites. His family opted for a private funeral service, and his body was cremated and interred in a family plot on the island of Nantucket.[61]. In his mid-50s Benchley suffered from cirrhosis of the liver and high blood pressure, and died from complications of both. Benchley resigned to become a publicity director for the federal government's Aircraft Board at the beginning of 1918. WebRobert Benchley AKA Robert Charles Benchley Born: 15-Sep - 1889 Birthplace: Worcester, MA Died: 21-Nov - 1945 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage Remains: Buried, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, MA Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Author, Screenwriter [37] He accepted and began work there in 1919.[38]. Because he cares about the island, not the houses, and that makes all the difference. [21] He also held the position of for the Pudding in 1912. Though Mr. Altman recounts all the stories, he hardly ever tries to sort out fact from fiction. Norris W. Yates, Robert Benchley. Word of it was published in Time by Alexander Woollcott, who was at a lunch with Benchley, Parker, and others. In this capacity Paramount cast him in the 1945 Bob Hope-Bing Crosby comedy Road to Utopia: Benchley interrupts the action periodically to "explain" the nonsensical storyline. In unthinking, stunned reaction, Maria ("Jenny") Benchley cried out "Why couldn't it have been Robert?! [88], Posthumously, Benchley's works continue to be released in books such as the 1983 Random House compilation The Best of Robert Benchley,[89] and the 2005 collection of short films Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin, which compiled many of Benchley's popular short films from his years at Paramount with other works from fellow humorists and writers Alexander Woollcott and Donald Ogden Stewart.[90]. [70] This character, labeled the "Little Man" and in some ways similar to many of Mark Twain's protagonists, was based on Benchley himself; the character did not persist in Benchley's writing past the early 1930s, but survived in his speaking and acting roles. (from Wikipedia). Another English professor recommended that Benchley speak with the Curtis Publishing Company; but Benchley was initially against the idea, and ultimately took a position at a civil service office in Philadelphia. The result, which played for one night April 30, 1922 at the 49th Street Theatre, was No Sirree! [55] The early success of How to Sleep prompted MGM to rush two more short films featuring Benchley, How to Train a Dog, a spoof of dog-training techniques, and How to Behave, which lampooned etiquette norms. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle is a 1994 American film that depicts the Round Table from the perspective of Dorothy Parker. [32] Benchley accepted, and began work there in 1919.[33]. From Toronto Leacock closely followed the increasing body of Benchley's published humor and wit, and opened correspondence between them. Rob Benchley was raised in Connecticut and, as a boy, maybe he was one of the entitled ones. He fit the profile. [23] In September, he was hired by Curtis as a full-time staff member, preparing copy for its new house publication, Obiter Dicta. A second son, Robert Benchley, Jr., was born in 1919. Benchley, who had also been offered a syndicated column by Hearst, was able to film the shorts in New York and keep up with his new column. Leacock admitted to occasional borrowing of a Benchley topic for his own reflection and writings. WebBorn Robert Charles Benchley in Worcester, Massachusetts. WebRobert Benchley Treasurer Director Thomas Chalmers (uncredited) Writer Robert Benchley (uncredited) All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbPro Storyline Edit A club's formal dinner has been completed, and there is a pause in the entertainment so that the assistant treasurer can give the report of the club's finances for the year. traits: fidelity, perseverance and to turn around three times before Matt Haber, "A One-Man Band Who Created an Oeuvre." The result was No Sirree! A reprise of "The Treasurer's Report" was often requested for future events, and Irving Berlin hired Benchley for $500 a week to perform it nightly during Berlin's Music Box Revue. Thanks to financial aid from his late brother's fiance, Lillian Duryea, he could attend Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire for his final year of high school. Robert Benchleys income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He still completed two shoots in one day (one of which was The Courtship of the Newt), but rested for a while following the 1937 schedule. He was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor who is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker, where his essays, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. He married his childhood sweetheart, Gertrude Darling, in 1914. . Robert Benchley met Gertrude Darling in high school in Worcester. They became engaged during his senior year at Harvard University, and they married in June 1914. [10] Their first child, Nathaniel Benchley, was born a year later. A second son, Robert Benchley, Jr., was born in 1919. [11] WebAlthough by his own account Benchley was not quite a writer and not quite an actor, he managed to become one of the best-known humorists and comedians of his time. Charles Townsend Copeland, an English professor, recommended that Benchley go into writing, and Benchley and future Benchley illustrator Gluyas Williams from the Lampoon considered going into freelance work writing and illustrating theatrical reviews. In this capacity Paramount cast him in the 1945 Bob Hope-Bing Crosby comedy Road to Utopia; Benchley interrupts the action periodically to "explain" the nonsensical storyline. As a post-graduate journalist, between frequent firings and quite an actor, he managed to become one of the best-known humorists Died: Luke Lea, 66, former U. S. s Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA, Private Family Plot, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, United States, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, The MacLeay Chronicle (Kempsey, Nsw) - Nov 21 1945, The Wilmington Morning Star - Nov 25 1945. Up there with Dorothy Parker, et. On graduating from Harvard, where he had earned a reputation as an extraordinary after-dinner speaker, Benchley held a variety of jobs in publishing, business and social service. As a Harvard undergraduate, Benchley gave This character was apparent in Benchley's Ivy Oration during his Harvard graduation ceremonies,[71] and would appear throughout his career, such as during "The Treasurer's Report" in the 1920s[72] and his work in feature films in the 1930s. Benchley produced over 600 essays,[86] which were initially compiled in twelve volumes, during his writing career. The most comprehensive listing of Robert Benchley's books, essays, newspaper writings, and drama criticism is Robert Benchley: An Annotated Bibliography compiled by Robert Benchley Society Director Mr. Gordon Ernst, Jr. It also contains a publishing chronology, filmography, and discography. (1941). [87] He also appeared in a number of films, including 48 short treatments that he mostly wrote or co-wrote and numerous feature films. Robert Benchley was born on September 15, 1889, in Worcester, Massachusetts, the second son of Maria Jane (Moran) and Charles Henry Benchley. He admitted to occasional borrowing of a Benchley topic for his own reflection and writings. He was promised a position at the Tribune's Sunday magazine when it launched, and he was moved to the magazine's staff soon after he was hired, eventually becoming chief writer. As Life would say following his eventual resignation in 1929, "Mr. Benchley has left Dramatic Criticism for the Talking Movies". [24] The first issue was roundly criticized by management, who felt it was "too technical, too scattering, and wholly lacking in punch. The filming went by quickly, and though he was convinced he was not good, The Treasurer's Report was a financial and critical success upon its release in 1928. spital Week DECEMBER 3 to DECEMBER 8. Another English professor recommended that Benchley speak with the Curtis Publishing Company; but Benchley was initially against the idea, and ultimately took a position at a civil service office in Philadelphia. Benchley began at Vanity Fair with fellow Harvard Lampoon and Hasty Pudding Theatricals alumnus Robert Emmet Sherwood and future friend and collaborator Dorothy Parker, who had taken over theatre criticism from P. G. Wodehouse years earlier. His experience there was not much better, and when an opportunity was offered to return to the Tribune under new editorial management, Benchley took it. Among his more self-deprecating bons mots: It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldnt give it up because by that time I was too famous.. While his skills as an orator were already known by classmates and friends, it was not until his work at the Lampoon that his style formed. Brother of Lt. Edmund Benchley. Helen is now 103 years old, resting comfortably in an assisted living home in Atlanta. "; accounts conflict as to whether Robert (who was nine at the time) heard this. While some of his pieces would not have been out of place in a crackerbarrel-style presentation, Benchley's reliance on puns and wordplay resonated more with the literary humorists, as shown by his success with The New Yorker, known for the highbrow tastes of its readers. ", then standing by her side at the age of nine. R.B. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, "Then, after dinner or supper or the Hv, "WHAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WILSON AND HUGHES Bv, that my voice changed about twelve years ago, MEGG AND ILK, By, "HOW MANY MILES DO YOU WALK AT LUNCH? His star is located at 1724 Vine Street. [50], Things changed again for Benchley a number of years into the arrangement. with Deanna Durbin, noteworthy for a rare dramatic performance by Benchley. Dave Barry, author, onetime humor writer for the Miami Herald, and judge of the 2006 and 2007 Robert Benchley Society Award for Humor,[80] has called Benchley his "idol"[81] and he "always wanted to write like [Benchley]. By this time Robert Benchley's screen image was established as a comic lecturer who tried but failed to clarify any given topic. [42], Benchley continued to freelance, submitting humor columns to a variety of publications, including Life (where fellow humorist James Thurber believed Benchley's columns were the only reason the magazine was read). His shortcoming was the submission of a "scholarly paper" - which Benchley eventually rectified by a treatise on the U.S. - Canadian Fisheries Dispute, written from the point of view of a cod. [43] He continued meeting with his friends at the Algonquin, and the group became popularly known as the Algonquin Round Table. URL accessed May 21, 2007. In 1940 Benchley appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent for which he is also credited as one of the dialogue writers. The prominent styles of humor were then "crackerbarrel" which relied on devices such as dialects and a disdain for formal education, in the style of humorists like Artemis Ward and David Ross Locke, through his alter-ego Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby and a more "genteel" style of humor, very literary and upper-class in nature, a style popularized by Oliver Wendell Holmes. [21] He continued his attempts to develop his own voice within the publication, but Benchley and Curtis were not a good match and he eventually left,[22] as Curtis was considering eliminating Benchley's role and Benchley was offered a position in Boston with a better salary. competition. Benchley's earliest roles were in film, including the romantic comedy "Rafter Romance" (1933) with Ginger How to Sleep was named Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards, while the latter two shorts were not as well received. [40] The column, titled "Books and Other Things," ran for one year and roved beyond literature to mundane topics such as Bricklaying in Modern Practice. Oh, yeah. Born in Newton, Massachusetts to a literary family, he was the son of Gertrude Darling and Robert Benchley (18891945), the noted American writer, humorist, critic, actor, and one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table in New York City. During his first two years at Harvard, Benchley worked with the Harvard Advocate and the Harvard Lampoon. URL accessed May 21, 2007. third class in Bulgaria. The best result we found for your search is Robert Steven Benchley age 70s in Pinconning, MI. In his review of ''Hurricane'' from 1924, he describes in detail how he slept ''during annunciation and denunciation scenes . The revue was applauded by both spectators and fellow actors, with Benchley's performance receiving the biggest laughs. [50], With the emergence of The New Yorker, Benchley was able to stay away from Hollywood work for a number of years. Benchley and Parker soon held down one corner of the Algonquin Round Table, that collection of wits whose quips are still repeated. He was transferred to the Pacific in 1945. This character was apparent in Benchley's Ivy Oration during his Harvard graduation ceremonies,[66] and would appear throughout his career, such as during "The Treasurer's Report" in the 1920s[67] and his work in feature films in the 1930s. "[77] Horace Digby claimed that, "[M]ore than anyone else, Robert Benchley influenced [his] early writing style. In America there are two classes of travel - First Class, and with 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 New York City and his peers at the Algonquin Round Table to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry. Benchley was invited to be theatre critic for The New Yorker in 1929, leaving Life, and contributions from Woollcott and Parker became regular features in the magazine. This experience was a poor one, as Brady was extremely difficult to work for. Benchley is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker, where his essays, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. [44] In April 1920, Benchley landed a position with Life writing theatre reviews, which he would continue doing regularly through 1929, eventually taking complete control of the drama section. They had a marvelous friendship. Before he left he had purchased the place for about $6,200. Benchley's repertoire for the rest of his life. New York Times, January 25, 2004. Owing to an academic failure in his senior year due to an illness,[17] Benchley would not receive his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard until the completion of his credits in 1913. Benchley died of complications from cirrhosis of the liver in 1945 at the age of 56. He wrote The Off-Islanders (filmed as The Russians Are The two were given a good deal of freedom, but Benchley's coverage of the war and focus on African-American regiments as well as provocative pictorials about lynching in the southern United States earned him and Gruening scrutiny from management. [16] Benchley kept these achievements in mind as he began to contemplate a career for himself after college. Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. As a WebRobert Benchley met Gertrude Darling in high school in Worcester. His contract concluded with only four short films completed and no chance of signing another contract. Time Magazine, January 8, 2006. "[25] Things did not improve for Benchley and Obiter Dicta, and a failed practical joke at a company banquet further strained the relationship between Benchley and his superiors. They were designed to create a contrast between himself and the masses; the character is often befuddled by society and is often neurotic in a "different" waythe character in How to Watch Football, for instance, finds it sensible for a normal fan to forgo the live experience and read the recap in the local papers. (Ironically, when younger, he had been an adamant teetotaler.) Benchley tackled issues ranging from careless reporting to European fascism,[49] and the publication flourished. [46], Benchley had continued to receive positive responses from his performing, and in 1925 he accepted a standing invitation from film producer Jesse L. Lasky for a six-week term writing screenplays at $500. [65] This character, labeled the "Little Man" and in some ways similar to many of Mark Twain's protagonists, was based on Benchley himself; the character did not persist in Benchley's writing past the early 1930s, but survived in his speaking and acting roles. Given that Benchley had two children at the time of his resignation, Parker referred to it as "the greatest act of friendship I'd ever seen. [59], This was followed in 1936 by How to be a Detective. Writing career He was not afraid to poke fun at the establishment (one piece he wrote was titled "Have You a Little German Agent in Your Home? I remember a garage loft just across the street where the Benchley did his writing. [21], Benchley did copy work for the Curtis Company during the summer following graduation, while doing other odd service jobs, such as translating French catalogs for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Those were priceless memories. Husband of Gertrude Benchley The Lampoon primarily used the latter style, which suited Benchley. (New York City: Harcourt Brace, 1977. Robert Benchley married Gertrude Darling; they met while Benchley was in high school in Worcester, engaged during his senior year at Harvard, married in June 1914,[5] and their first child, Nathaniel Benchley was born a year later. He was a very poor one, unable to get statements from people quoted in other papers, and eventually had greater success covering lectures around the city. We never quite learn what it was about Benchley's style or subjects that made him the most admired humorist of his generation and prompted James Thurber to remark, years after Benchley's death, that ''one of the greatest fears of the humorous writer is that he has spent three weeks writing something done faster and better by Benchley in 1919.''. [55], With the emergence of The New Yorker, Benchley was able to stay away from Hollywood work for a number of years. 2004. [46] Unfortunately for Benchley, however, his writing a syndicated column for David Lawrence drew the ire of his World bosses, and "Books and Other Things" was dropped. Upon completion, MGM invited Benchley to write and perform in a short production inspired by a Mellon Institute study on sleep commissioned by the Simmons Mattress Company. Does the garage still exist? When dad moved back upstate to Cortland he decided the upkeep on the cottage was too big a hassle. 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