Following his final New Yorker column in 1940, Benchley signed with Paramount Pictures for another series of one-reel shorts, all filmed at Paramount's Long Island studio in Astoria, New York. Benchley took this offer to Vanity Fair to see if they would match it, as he felt Vanity Fair was the better magazine, and Vanity Fair offered him the position of managing editor. URL accessed May 6, 2007. Besides the cancellation of his radio show, Benchley learned that MGM did not plan to renew his contract, and The New Yorker, frustrated with Benchley's film career taking precedence over his theatre column, hired a new critic. (New York City, McGraw-Hill, 1955). WebBenchley showed at the Lobster Pot. WebBenchley would continue to perform the sketch periodically throughout his life, with his final Report delivered on October 27, 1945 (just a few weeks prior to his death) for CBS Radio 's Report to the Nation. The Music Box Revue opened in September 1921 and ran until September 1922, with Benchley appearing in his eleven-minute turn eight times a week (evening performances on Monday through Saturday and matinees on Wednesday and Saturday). [43] He continued meeting with his friends at the Algonquin, and the group became popularly known as the Algonquin Round Table. Upon learning of her termination, Benchley tendered his own resignation. He took a position with Curtis shortly after he received his diploma. He appeared in prominent roles with Fred Astaire in You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and The Sky's the Limit (1943). [83], Posthumously, Benchley's works continue to be released in books such as the 1983 Random House compilation The Best of Robert Benchley,[84] and the 2005 collection of short films Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin, which compiled many of Benchley's popular short films from his years at Paramount with other works from fellow humorists and writers Alexander Woollcott and Donald Ogden Stewart.[85]. From Toronto Leacock closely followed the increasing body of Benchley's published humor and wit, and opened correspondence between them. Rob Benchley met his wife Carol at a Fourth of July party thrown in a Codfish Park house that has since washed out to sea. The resulting film, How to Sleep, was filmed in two days, and featured Benchley as both the narrator and sleeper, the latter a role Benchley claimed was "not much of a strain, as [he] was in bed most of the time. How to Sleep was named Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards, while the latter two shorts were not as well received. WebRobert Benchley was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. The work on The Sport Parade caused Benchley to miss the fall theatre openings, which embarrassed him (even if the relative success of The Sport Parade was often credited to Benchley's role), but the lure of filmmaking did not disappear, since RKO offered him a writing and acting contract for the following year for more money than he was making writing for The New Yorker.[51]. When the editorial managers went on a European trip, the three took advantage of the situation, writing articles mocking the local theatre establishment and offering parodic commentary on a variety of topics, such as the effect of Canadian ice hockey on United States fashion. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Sharon Lyon (Mrs.) BOSTON, September 15, 2003 -- Boston RBS Chapter Celebrates Benchley's Birthday. [1][2] They were of Northern Irish (Protestant) and Welsh descent, respectively, both from colonial stock. 'Benchley': Seeing a Famous Forebear Whole. Robert Charles Benchley (Worcester, Massachusetts, 15 de setembre del 1889 - Nova York, 21 de novembre del 1945) fou un actor, crtic teatral i humorista estatunidenc.. Es gradu a la Universitat Harvard i rpidament pass a formar part del personal laboral de la publicaci "Life" el 1920.Fou membre de l'"Algonquin Round [80], Benchley produced over 600 essays,[81] which were initially compiled in twelve volumes, during his writing career. WebRobert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. The summer people, those from New York and Connecticut who swell Nantuckets population fivefold in July and August, are privately referred to, with only a little rancor, as the entitled ones, in reference to them taking so much for granted, and treating the island as a personal playground. spital Week DECEMBER 3 to DECEMBER 8. Part of it was Benchleys. He was a very poor one, unable to get statements from people quoted in other papers, and eventually had greater success covering lectures around the city. In his films, the common man exaggerations continued. Benchley was the protagonist in everything he wrote. The situation at Vanity Fair deteriorated on the managerial team's return. Benchley, Parker, and Sherwood responded with a memo of their own, followed by placards around their necks detailing their exact salaries for all to see. Thanks to financial aid from his late brother's fiance, Lillian Duryea, he could attend Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire for his final year of high school. People say the darnedest things on that boat, Rob responded, when I told him in an e-mail about the comment. When a rumored opening for an editorial position at Vanity Fair fell through, Benchley decided he would continue freelancing, having made a name for himself at the magazine. He was elected to the Lampoon's board of directors in his third year. Amazon.com: The Best of Robert Benchley product listing. Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. al. Benchley's contribution to the program, "The Treasurer's Report," featured Benchley as a nervous, disorganized man attempting to summarize an organization's yearly expenses. Most of them were adapted from his old essays ("Take the Witness!," with Benchley fantasizing about conquering a tough cross-examination, was filmed as The Witness; "The Real Public Enemies," showing the criminal tendencies of sinister household objects, was filmed as Crime Control, etc.). In unthinking, stunned reaction, Maria ("Jenny") Benchley cried out "Why couldn't it have been Robert?! [16], Benchley did copy work for the Curtis Publishing Company during the summer following graduation (1913) while doing other odd service jobs, such as translating French catalogs for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. of editor of the Harvard Lampoon was the other highlight of his college [88], Posthumously, Benchley's works continue to be released in books such as the 1983 Random House compilation The Best of Robert Benchley,[89] and the 2005 collection of short films Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin, which compiled many of Benchley's popular short films from his years at Paramount with other works from fellow humorists and writers Alexander Woollcott and Donald Ogden Stewart.[90]. His family opted for a private funeral service, and his body was cremated and interred in a family plot on the island of Nantucket.[61]. He told me about some famous scientist who spent some time studying Nantucket a few years ago. The prominent styles of humor were then "crackerbarrel," which relied on devices such as dialects and a disdain for formal education in the style of humorists such as Artemis Ward and Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby, and a more "genteel" style of humor, very literary and upper-class in nature, a style popularized by Oliver Wendell Holmes. lying down. While Benchley was more interested in writing than acting, one of his more important roles as an actor was as a salesman in Rafter Romance, and his work attracted the interest of MGM, who offered Benchley a lot of money to complete a series of short films. This character was apparent in Benchley's Ivy Oration during his Harvard graduation ceremonies,[66] and would appear throughout his career, such as during "The Treasurer's Report" in the 1920s[67] and his work in feature films in the 1930s. (New York City: Athena Books, 1989. Benchley was invited to be theatre critic for The New Yorker in 1929, leaving Life, and contributions from Woollcott and Parker became regular features in the magazine. Robert grew up and attended school in Worcester and was involved in academic and traveling theatrical productions during high school. While the two styles were, at first glance, diametrically opposed, they coexisted in magazines such as Vanity Fair and Life. I should be far away in Footscray, a city of Bourke County, Victoria, Australia, pop. Most of them were adapted from his old essays ("Take the Witness!," with Benchley fantasizing about conquering a tough cross-examination, was filmed as The Witness; "The Real Public Enemies," showing the criminal tendencies of sinister household objects, was filmed as Crime Control, etc.). While his skills as an orator were already known by classmates and friends, it was not until his work at the Lampoon that his style formed. Following the printing of two books of his old New Yorker columns, Benchley gave up writing for good in 1943, signing one more contract with Paramount in December of that year.[65]. Though Benchley had been a teetotaler in his youth, in later life he drank with increasing frequency, and eventually he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. It is more because they are real islanders, deeply involved in the local community and passionate about the preservation of the natural beauty that surrounds them. He wrote two articles a week; the first a review of non-literary books, the other a feature-style article about whatever he wanted. Coming, The Russians Are Coming) and many young-adult books. All rights reserved. Norris W. Yates, Robert Benchley. Born in Newton, Massachusetts to a literary family, he was the son of Gertrude Darling and Robert For this, if no other reason, Billy Altman's ''Laughter's Gentle Soul'' is a welcome addition. And probably, part of it was the ocean coming in, a sense of urgency, that there are important things to do. 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 New York City and his peers at the Algonquin Round Table to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry. "[42], Following word of Benchley's resignation, freelance offers began piling up. Jaws author Peter Benchley. His re-entry into public speaking followed the annual HarvardYale football game in 1914, where he presented a practical joke involving "Professor Soong" giving a question-and-answer session on football in Chinese. He sold it to my Aunt Helen for the price that he had paid. [66], In 1960, Benchley was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 1724 Vine Street.[67]. This worried Sherwood, as he felt it could jeopardize his forthcoming raise. The only group not pleased was the Mellon Institute, who did not approve of the studio mocking their study. Benchley initially wrote the column under the pseudonym Guy Fawkes (the lead conspirator in the English Gunpowder Plot), and the column was very well received. He also made a name for himself in Hollywood, when his short film How to Sleep was a popular success and won Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards, and his many memorable appearances in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent and a dramatic turn in Nice Girl?. Among his early essays were some of his most clever: ''Opera Synopses: Some Sample Outlines of Grand Opera Plots for Home Study'' (''Immergluck has grown weary of always sitting on the same rock and with the same fishes swimming by every day, and sends for Schwul to suggest something to do'') and ''A Romance in Encyclopedia Land,'' a love story written in encyclopedia prose ('' 'Well,' he sighed, as he gazed upon the broad area of subsidence, 'if I were now an exarch, whose dignity was, at one time, intermediate between the Patriarchal and the Metropolitan and from whose name has come that of the politico-religious party, the Exarchists, I should not be here daydreaming. His younger son, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor who has portrayed his grandfather, Robert Benchley, in a one-man, semi-biographical stage show, Benchley Despite Himself. [70] This character, labeled the "Little Man" and in some ways similar to many of Mark Twain's protagonists, was based on Benchley himself; the character did not persist in Benchley's writing past the early 1930s, but survived in his speaking and acting roles. [32] Benchley accepted, and began work there in 1919.[33]. traits: fidelity, perseverance and to turn around three times before It is hard to imagine, back here on the mainland. He worked constantly while claiming he was intensely lazy. He appeared in prominent roles with Fred Astaire in You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and The Sky's the Limit (1943). Much of his time in the films was spent spoofing himself,[71] whether it was the affected nervousness of the treasurer in The Treasurer's Report or the discomfort in explaining The Sex Life of the Polyp to a women's club. In 1960 Benchley was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [11] Nathaniel also became a writer, and he published a biography of his father in 1955. Given that Benchley had two children at the time of his resignation, Parker referred to it as "the greatest act of friendship I'd ever seen. [16] Benchley kept these achievements in mind as he began to contemplate a career for himself after college. [5][3], Robert's older brother Edmund (born March 3, 1876)[6] was a 4th year cadet at West Point in 1898 when his class was graduated early to support preparations for the SpanishAmerican War; he was killed July 1 at the Battle of San Juan Hill. Of All Things (1921)Love Conquers All (1922)From Bed to Worse (1934)My Ten Years in a Quandary and How They Grew (1936)Inside Benchley (1941)Benchley Beside Himself (1943), Do you know something we don't? According to Mr. Altman, when the urn that was supposed to contain his ashes was Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Helen is now 103 years old, resting comfortably in an assisted living home in Atlanta. [58], 1939 was a bad year for Benchley's career. It was a joke about the canals, but in winter its frequently true as is well known by visitors wading through Piazza San Marco and other flooded sites. Benchley's humor was molded during his time at Harvard. In 1933, Benchley returned to Hollywood, completing the short films Your Technocracy and Mine for Universal Pictures, How to Break 90 at Croquet for RKO, and the lavish feature-length production China Seas for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, and Rosalind Russell; Benchley's character was a slurring drunk throughout the movie. [45] The column, titled "Books and Other Things," ran for one year and roved beyond literature to mundane topics such as Bricklaying in Modern Practice. [46] Unfortunately for Benchley, however, his writing a syndicated column for David Lawrence drew the ire of his World bosses, and "Books and Other Things" was dropped. The name Robert Benchley seldom appears by itself anymore. In Milwaukee last month a man died laughing over one of his own jokes. ISBN 0151975213). In 1931, he was persuaded to do voice work for RKO Radio Pictures for a film that would eventually be titled Sky Devils, and he acted in his first feature film, The Sport Parade (1932) with Joel McCrea. Traveling with children corresponds roughly to traveling The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers and actors who met regularly between 1919 and 1929 at the Algonquin Hotel. [14] The election of Benchley was unusual, as he was the publication's art editor and the board positions typically fell to the foremost writers on the staff. That is as far as I got. [23], Benchley held a number of similar jobs in following years. In 1933, Benchley returned to Hollywood, completing the short films Your Technocracy and Mine for Universal Pictures, How to Break 90 at Croquet for RKO, and the lavish feature-length production China Seas for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, and Rosalind Russell; Benchley's character was slurring drunk throughout the movie. Benchley's humor inspired a number of later humorists and filmmakers. (There is no evidence to support speculation that Lillian had an inappropriate relationship with Robert.) He did especially well in his English and government classes. His humor and style began to reveal themselves during this time: Benchley was often called upon to entertain his fraternity brothers, and his impressions of classmates and professors became very popular. '', See the article in its original context from. WEDNESDAY, 5th Rodeo & Wood, chop. arged from an Army hospital, where he is convalescing from a minor operation. Initially consisting of Benchley, Dorothy Parker, and Alexander Woollcott during their time at Vanity Fair, the group eventually expanded to over a dozen regular members of the New York media and entertainment, such as playwrights George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly and journalist/critic Heywood Broun, who gained prominence due to his positions during the Sacco and Vanzetti trial. Nantucket MA 02554. "[24] While his public profile rose, Benchley continued with freelance work, which included his first paid piece for Vanity Fair in 1914, titled "Hints on Writing a Book,"[25][26] a parody of the non-fiction pieces then popular. He was not afraid to poke fun at the establishment (one piece he wrote was titled "Have You a Little German Agent in Your Home? Word of it was published in Time by Alexander Woollcott, who was at a lunch with Benchley, Parker, and others. Source notes would have helped here, at the very least by giving readers some guidance in figuring out where Mr. Altman got his stories -- and how reliable they might be. Paramount did not renew his contract in 1943, and Benchley signed back with MGM with an exclusive contract. [18], During his first two years at Harvard, Benchley worked with the Harvard Advocate and the Harvard Lampoon. Rob is a real icon on the island.. URL accessed May 19, 2007. But for $500 you better be good," Benchley was completely surprised. [40] Sherwood, Parker, and Benchley became close, often having long lunches at the Algonquin Hotel. The work of Robert Benchley is as funny as it was 80 years ago. Tell us your phobias, and we'll tell you what you are afraid of. The town of Benchley, Texas, is named after his grandfather, who These films were produced more quickly than his previous efforts (while How to Sleep needed two days, the later short How to Vote needed less than twelve hours), and took their toll on Benchley. The two were given a good deal of freedom, but Benchley's coverage of the war and focus on African-American regiments as well as provocative pictorials about lynching in the southern United States earned him and Gruening scrutiny from management. "), and his common man observations often veered into angry rants, such as his piece "The Average Voter," where the namesake of the piece "[F]orgets what the paper saidso votes straight Republicrat ticket. Occasionally he is referred to, in passing, as the grandfather of Peter Benchley, the author of ''Jaws.'' [21] He continued his attempts to develop his own voice within the publication, but Benchley and Curtis were not a good match and he eventually left,[22] as Curtis was considering eliminating Benchley's role and Benchley was offered a position in Boston with a better salary. Management attempted to issue "tardy slips" for staff who were late. He was a close friend of actor Humphrey Bogart and wrote his biography in 1975. [32], Benchley started at the Tribune as a reporter. [4], His father served in the Union army for two years during the Civil War and had a four-year hitch in the Navy before settling again in Worcester, marrying and working as a town clerk. A second son, Robert Benchley, Jr., was born in 1919. We should all be so lucky. [20], Along with his duties at the Lampoon, Benchley acted in a number of theatrical productions, including Hasty Pudding productions of The Crystal Gazer and Below Zero. Benchley kept these achievements in mind as he began to contemplate a career for himself after college. Did Benchley, for example, really set sail for Europe ''with a suitcase filled entirely with assorted New York metropolitan area telephone directories''? al. Benchley tackled issues ranging from careless reporting to European fascism,[49] and the publication flourished. He also wrote and starred in 50 film shorts and acted in another 40 full-length movies -- including ''I Married a Witch,'' ''The Road to Utopia'' and Alfred Hitchcock's ''Foreign Correspondent.''. (1941). While he completed his years work, his condition continued to deteriorate, and Benchley died in a New York hospital on November 21, 1945. ISBN 0393038335). Nathaniel Benchley, Robert Benchley, a biography. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. But there was a vibe there we really liked. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor and served as a public relations officer and on convoy duty in the Atlantic on destroyers and patrol craft. [52], Benchley was also hired to help with the book for a George Gershwin musical, Smarty, starring Fred Astaire Benchley's name and Fred Thompsons were listed as the book writers on the sheet music issued during the tryout period. speaker. URL accessed May 21, 2007. [33], Benchley filled in for P. G. Wodehouse at Vanity Fair at the beginning of 1916, reviewing theatre in New York. His contract concluded with only four short films completed and no chance of signing another contract. He was promised a position at the Tribune's Sunday magazine when it launched, and he was moved to the magazine's staff soon after he was hired, eventually becoming chief writer. Does the garage still exist? Also hosted at the American Century Theater. Up there with Dorothy Parker, et. children. WebRobert Carol Benchley Resides in Hyannis, MA Lived In Nantucket MA Related To Carol Benchley Includes Address (2) See Results Robert Stafford Benchley, 72 Resides in Benchley, who had also been offered a syndicated column by Hearst, was able to film the shorts in New York and keep up with his new column. It was not well received, and it was removed from the schedule. The table gained prominence due to the media attention the members drew as well as their collective contributions to their respective areas. My partner, Nancy, and I didnt visit there this past weekend, in our time on Nantucket. "[83] Outsider filmmaker Sidney N. Laverents lists Benchley as an influence as well,[84] and James Thurber used Benchley as a reference point, citing Benchley's penchant for presenting "the commonplace as remarkable" in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. A guy would come in and pick out white appliances and then ask that they be shipped to Nantucket and held for pickup at the pier. 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