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Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

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Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, a newspaper columnist and an actor.

Known For

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

1941

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941

You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia

1946

The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

1943

Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor

1942

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941

China Seas

China Seas

1935

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945

Three Girls About Town

Three Girls About Town

1941

Syncopation

Syncopation

1942

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940

Take a Letter, Darling

Take a Letter, Darling

1942

Young and Willing

Young and Willing

1943

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

1928

Furnace Trouble

Furnace Trouble

1929

Lesson No. 1

Lesson No. 1

1929

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

Stewed, Fried and Boiled

1929

How to Break 90 at Croquet

How to Break 90 at Croquet

1935

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

1933

The Stork Club

The Stork Club

1945

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

The Sex Life of the Polyp

The Sex Life of the Polyp

1928

Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

1936

How to Be a Detective

How to Be a Detective

1936

Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter

1933

Practically Yours

Practically Yours

1944

Live, Love and Learn

Live, Love and Learn

1937

How to Sleep

How to Sleep

1935

A Night at the Movies

A Night at the Movies

1937

The Bride Wore Boots

The Bride Wore Boots

1946

The Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's Report

1928

Janie

Janie

1944

Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married

1946

How to Start the Day

How to Start the Day

1937

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

1940

Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

1945

Pan-Americana

Pan-Americana

1945

The Pixar Story

The Pixar Story

2007

The Sport Parade

The Sport Parade

1932

Social Register

Social Register

1934

How to Eat

How to Eat

1939

Important Business

Important Business

1944

How to Behave

How to Behave

1936

My Tomato

My Tomato

1943

How to Train a Dog

How to Train a Dog

1936

Mental Poise

Mental Poise

1938

The Romance of Digestion

The Romance of Digestion

1937

Snafu

Snafu

1945

An Hour for Lunch

An Hour for Lunch

1939

How to Figure Income Tax

How to Figure Income Tax

1938

How to Vote

How to Vote

1936

Why Daddy?

Why Daddy?

1944

Her Primitive Man

Her Primitive Man

1944

See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

1939

Home Movies

Home Movies

1940

It's in the Bag!

It's in the Bag!

1945

Nothing But Nerves

Nothing But Nerves

1942

How to Read

How to Read

1938

The National Barn Dance

The National Barn Dance

1944

Song of Russia

Song of Russia

1944

Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

1945

That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling

1940

How to Watch Football

How to Watch Football

1938

Home Early

Home Early

1939

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Hollywood Victory Caravan

1945

Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern

1945

Your Technocracy and Mine

Your Technocracy and Mine

1933

How to Raise a Baby

How to Raise a Baby

1938

How to Take a Vacation

How to Take a Vacation

1941

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

1935

The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

1941

Waiting for Baby

Waiting for Baby

1941

Keeping in Shape

Keeping in Shape

1942

The Courtship of the Newt

The Courtship of the Newt

1938

Dark Magic

Dark Magic

1939

An Evening Alone

An Evening Alone

1938

How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let

1939

Opening Day

Opening Day

1938

The Day of Rest

The Day of Rest

1939

No News Is Good News

No News Is Good News

1943

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

The Trouble with Husbands

The Trouble with Husbands

1940

Crime Control

Crime Control

1941

The Witness

The Witness

1942

Music Made Simple

Music Made Simple

1938

The Ten-Year Lunch

The Ten-Year Lunch

1987

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

2004

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

The Causes Of The Depression

The Causes Of The Depression

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

I'm a Civilian Here Myself

1945

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955