Robert Benchley
Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and 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 his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Worcester
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityPhillips Exeter AcademySouth High Community School
- Awards
- 🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Anyone will be glad to admit that he knows nothing about beagling, or the Chinese stock market, or ballistics, but there is not a man or woman alive who does not claim to know how to cure hiccoughs."
"Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment."
"Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?"
"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."
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Timeline
1889
Born
Birth1945
Died
Death
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