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Robert Benchley Biography

Birth Name:
Robert Charles Benchley
Birth Place:
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Was of Irish and Welsh descent
  • Met his wife in high school
  • Enrolled in theatrical productions during his high school years
  • During his first year at Harvard, he became very popular because of his comedic impression of students and teachers
  • Writer Peter Benchley, who wrote Jaws, is his grandson

Relationships

  • Nathaniel Benchley -- Son
  • Gertrude Darling -- Wife