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Robert Benchley

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born

September 15, 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, The United States

died

November 21, 1945

gender

male

genre

Humor

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Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. 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 is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker, where his essays, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. He also made a name for himself in Hollywood, when his short film How to Sleep was a popular success...more

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Books by Robert Benchley

Average rating: 4.20 · 560 ratings · 46 reviews · 41 distinct works

	The Benchley Roundup by Robert Benchley, William Gluyas (Illustrator), Nathaniel Benchley 4.17 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1956 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Chips Off the Old Benchley by Robert Benchley, Gluyas Williams (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1949 — 2 editions	My rating:
	My Ten Years in a Quandary and How They Grew by Robert Benchley, Gluyas Williams (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1936 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Best of Robert Benchley 4.20 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea or David Copperfield 4.07 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1928 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Benchley Lost and Found 4.28 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Love Conquers All 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1922 — 8 editions	My rating:
	After 1903 - What? 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1938 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Benchley Or Else! 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings	My rating:
	Benchley Beside Himself 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings	My rating:

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Quotes by Robert Benchley

“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, he sings.”
― Robert Benchley

tags: bleeding , funny , humor , opera , stabbed

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“Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.”
― Robert Benchley

tags: humor

37 people liked it

“It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.”
― Robert Benchley

tags: fame , writing

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