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"From 1932 to 1953 on radio, and from 1951 to 1965 on television, Jack Benny was one of the biggest entertainers in American show business. Before any of that, he worked in vaudeville. He also starred in movies and did benefit concerts (being a much better violinist than he let on in his shows). But he is best remembered as the cheapskate millionaire character he played on the Jack Benny Show, with a long-running cast of supporting characters. This 1990 biography by his daughter uses generous excerpts from a manuscript autobio Jack Benny wrote about 1972, just a couple years before his death. It's better than you might expect; Benny is honest and humble, though he enjoys relating hilarious stories of on-air antics and unscripted memories, and Joan's memoir, which grapples with her mother's insecurities and vanity as well as her own marital difficulties, turns out to be more interesting than one might initially believe."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- actor/actress
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1900+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- Jew
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- wealthy
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- very happy
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- satire
- gentle
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- race
- decency
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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