Jack Benny's biography

Jack Benny is 80 years old military officer born at Chicago. He was born on Wednesday 14th of February 1894. According to year of birth 1894 he belongs to Lost Generation. Birthday on 14th of February means he is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be military officer. You can know him also as radio personality, violinist, television actor, film actor, television presenter, film producer. He is recently known as comedian.

Jack Benny's family

Jack Benny's ex spouse

Mary Livingstone

Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone have been together since 1927 for 47 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Friday 23rd of June 1905 in Seattle. His ex spouse died on Thursday 30th of June 1983 in Holmby Hills. Mary Livingstone was 89 years old, when this happened.

Jack Benny's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Waukegan High School.

Jack Benny's career

His main focus is to be military officer. Maybe you are curious what instrument does he play ? He plays violin.

How did Jack Benny die

He died on on Thursday 26th of December 1974 when he was 80 years old at Los Angeles. Jack Bennys death was caused by pancreatic cancer. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Jack Benny's Awards

Hosted the Academy Awards in 1944 and 1947
He was awarded three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame--for Motion Pictures at 6650 Hollywood Boulevard, for Radio at 1505 Vine Street and for Television at 6370 Hollywood Boulevard.

What Jack Benny has done for a first time

He once appeared on the TV quiz show The $64, 000 Question (1955). After answering the first question correctly he quit and took home $1.00. His category was violins.
When he appeared as a celebrity guest on the game show Password (1961), he got the word "miser" and gave his first clue as, "Me!" thus bringing down the house.
7/25/55: His first grandchild, Michael, was born to his daughter Joan and Seth Baker.

Jack Benny's quotes

[Commenting on the vocal talents of his radio show's co-star] There's only five real people in Hollywood. Everyone else is Mel Blanc.
[After being presented with an award] I don't deserve this, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that, either.
[After being introduced by Ed Sullivan on his radio debut] This is Jack Benny talking. There will now be a slight pause while you say, "Who cares?"
I began my show business career playing violin in San Francisco at the corner of Market and Taylor. I understand that there is a theater there now.
[on Al Jolson] When you talk about the world's greatest entertainer you have to say Al Jolson, because there was no one like him. Only Judy Garland and perhaps Frank Sinatra got anywhere near him!
[on Bob Hope] It's not enough just to get laughs. The audience has to love you, and Bob gets love as well as laughs from his audiences.
[Receiving a "joke" trophy for his performance in drag in Charley's American Aunt (1941)] I'm caught with my gags down. I've been waiting so long for an Oscar that I'm ready to accept anything from anybody.
Gags die, humor doesn't.
[to Rodney Dangerfield] I'm cheap and I'm thirty-nine, that's my image. But your "no respect", that's the soul of everybody. Everybody can identify with that.
Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
When you take a joke away from Milton Berle, it's not stealing, it's repossessing.
I have always thought Ed Wynn was the world's greatest comedian, and I still think there is nobody that has ever been as funny, or will be, in my time as he was in his heyday.
[on Frank Fay] I used to like Frank Fay very much. I was never a very good friend of his--there weren't too many people that were friends of his--but on the stage I admired him.
I didn't triumph over adversity. I did not go through struggles and hardship. I always had shoes and warm clothes. My only handicap is golf.
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Jack Benny's body shape

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