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Robert Benchley Biography

Birth Name:Robert Charles Benchley

Birth Place:Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 1913, he earned his bachelor's degree from Harvary University
  • Was the grandfather of actor Nat Benchley and writer Peter Benchley
  • While in college, he participated in productions of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the Harvard Lampoon newspaper
  • Wrote various essays for the publication Vanity Fair
  • Was best known for his work as a newspaper columnist for The New Yorker
  • Wrote the title cards for the 1926 silent film "You'd Be Surprised․"
  • Once worked at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts as a translator of French catalogs

Awards

  • 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (January): winner
  • 1941Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (July): winner
  • 1946Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (September): winner