Word of it was published in Time by Alexander Woollcott, who was at a lunch with Benchley, Parker, and others. [21] He also held the position of for the Pudding in 1912. 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 1917, the Tribune shut down the magazine, and Benchley was out of work again. In his review of ''Hurricane'' from 1924, he describes in detail how he slept ''during annunciation and denunciation scenes . Film director/producer, Norman Jewison made Benchleys 1961 novel The Off-Islanders into a motion picture titled The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming for which he received the nomination for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay. [42] His reviews were known for their flair, and he often used them as a soapbox for issues of concern to him, whether petty (people who cough during plays) or more important (such as racial intolerance). briefly as managing editor of the magazine Vanity Fair, where his Even his theater reviews read like the scripts of situation comedies, with Benchley the central character. The Benchley legend grew fast, fueled by stories constructed by him and his equally witty friends. Father of Nathaniel Benchley and Robert Benchley, Jr. People say the darnedest things on that boat, Rob responded, when I told him in an e-mail about the comment. He wrote brilliantly and hilariously for The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, won an Oscar and, by all accounts, acquitted himself with distinction at the Algonquin in New York. founded it. He wrote two articles a week: the first a review of non-literary books, the other a feature-style article about whatever he wanted. [47] His reviews were known for their flair, and he often used them as a soapbox for issues of concern to him, whether petty (people who cough during plays) or more important (such as racial intolerance). 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? We have He was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor who is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker, where his essays, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. Benchley and Parker soon held down one corner of the Algonquin Round Table, that collection of wits whose quips are still repeated. [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. It is hard to imagine, back here on the mainland. The situation was not positive for Benchley, as the studio "mishandled" him and kept Benchley too busy to complete his own work. 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. [28], Benchley filled in for P. G. Wodehouse at Vanity Fair at the beginning of 1916, reviewing theatre in New York. Billy Altman, Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley. "), 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. [19] The first issue was roundly criticized by management, who felt it was "too technical, too scattering, and wholly lacking in punch. The Paris Review: "The Art of Fiction No. [27], Benchley started at the Tribune as a reporter. Did he and Charles MacArthur really set Theodore Roosevelt's son's pants on fire while engaging him ''in a lengthy conversation concerning military protocol''? The first Robert Benchley was the one I thought I sort of knew, as much as you can know someone who died 11 years before you were born. When news reached the family, Maria's stunned reaction was to cry out, "Why couldn't it have been Robert?! Benchley initially wrote the column under the pseudonym Guy Fawkes (the lead conspirator in the English Gunpowder Plot), and the column was well received. . This experience was a poor one, as Brady was extremely difficult to work for, and Benchley resigned to became a publicity director for the federal government's Aircraft Board at the beginning of 1918. Tell us your phobias, and we'll tell you what you are afraid of. Benjis Boutique, a new place on Easy Street, took all of her scarves and wants more, besides. According to Mr. Altman, when the urn that was supposed to contain his ashes was delivered to the family burial plot in Nantucket, the undertaker discovered it was empty. [23] In September, he was hired by Curtis as a full-time staff member, preparing copy for its new house publication, Obiter Dicta. In his films, the common man exaggerations continued. While Benchley's books and Paramount contract were giving him financial security, he was still unhappy with the turn his career had taken. [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. The Benchley family was attending a public Fourth of July picnic when a bicycle messenger brought the notification telegram. In 1917, the Tribune shut down the magazine, and Benchley was out of work again. In this capacity Paramount cast him in the 1945 Bob Hope-Bing Crosby comedy Road to Utopia; Benchley interrupts the action periodically to "explain" the nonsensical storyline. 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.''. Robert grew up and attended school in Worcester and was involved in academic and traveling theatrical productions during high school. In unthinking, stunned reaction, Maria ("Jenny") Benchley cried out "Why couldn't it have been Robert?! His explanatory note: I was loafing.[38]%29 He was offered $200 per basic subject article for The Home Sector,[39] and a weekly freelance salary from New York World to write a book review column three times per week for the same salary he received at Vanity Fair. In his mid-50s Benchley suffered from cirrhosis of the liver and high blood pressure, and died from complications of both. May 2003. An often overlooked influence upon Benchley's early professional career was the admiration and friendship of the Canadian economist, academic, and humorist Dr. Stephen Leacock. WebRobert Benchley met Gertrude Darling in high school in Worcester. [60] The early success of How to Sleep prompted MGM to rush two more short films featuring Benchley, How to Train a Dog, a spoof of dog-training techniques, and How to Behave, which lampooned etiquette norms. The management sent out a memo forbidding the discussion of salaries in an attempt to rein in the staff. [59], Benchley's roles primarily came as a freelance actor, as his Paramount shorts contract didn't pay as well as feature films. spital Week DECEMBER 3 to DECEMBER 8. Below is sunset over Nantucket as seen from Rob and Carols front yard Im sure Rob has better sunset photos than this, but this ones mine. This character was apparent in Benchley's Ivy Oration during his Harvard graduation ceremonies,[71] and would appear throughout his career, such as during "The Treasurer's Report" in the 1920s[72] and his work in feature films in the 1930s. Part of it was Benchleys. ISBN 1557781699). [41] 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. This worried Sherwood, as he felt it could jeopardize his forthcoming raise. Very little is known about his childhood as he never related anything but humorous tales about it rather than realities. 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]. Occasionally he is referred to, in passing, as the grandfather of Peter Benchley, the author of ''Jaws.'' His arrival put him on the scene of a number of productions almost instantly. Which was plenty to go on, when I got home. [78] Even the more stereotypical characters held these qualities, such as the incapable sportscaster Benchley played in The Sport Parade.[79]. Once he became well-known, therefore, people would often approach him at parties and at other social gatherings and greet him with, "Say something funny, Mr. [26] 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,[27] as Curtis was considering eliminating Benchley's role and he had been offered a position in Boston with a better salary[28], Benchley held a number of similar jobs in the following years. Benchley's humor inspired a number of later humorists and filmmakers. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/20/books/exit-laughing.html. In 1941 Benchley received two more feature-length roles: Walt Disney's The Reluctant Dragon, in which Benchley tours the various departments of the Disney studio, and Nice Girl? A lot of cousins, the present day Rob said, laconically. (New York City: Athena Books, 1989. [21], Benchley did copy work for the Curtis Company during the summer following graduation, while doing other odd service jobs, such as translating French catalogs for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 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. Benchley also received two more feature-length roles: Walt Disney's The Reluctant Dragon, in which Benchley tours the various departments of the Disney studio, and Nice Girl? On this day in 1889 the American writer and humourist Robert Benchley was born. The format of Vanity Fair fit Benchley's style very well, allowing his columns to have a humorous tone, often as straight parodies. ISBN 0151975213). [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. lying down. The New Yorker published an average of forty-eight Benchley columns per year during the early 1930s. While the session did not yield significant results, Benchley did get writing credit for producing the title cards on the Raymond Griffith silent film You'd Be Surprised (released September 1926), and was invited to do some titling for two other films. Among his more self-deprecating bons mots: It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldnt give it up because by that time I was too famous.. [50], Things changed again for Benchley a number of years into the arrangement. 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, actor Harpo Marx, and journalist/critic Heywood Broun, who gained prominence due to his positions during the Sacco and Vanzetti trial. [68], Benchley's definition of humor was simple: "Anything that makes people laugh. He later worked for Newsweek magazine as an assistant drama editor. Benchley produced over 600 essays,[86] which were initially compiled in twelve volumes, during his writing career. His family opted for a private funeral service, and his body was cremated and interred in a family plot on the island of Nantucket.Altman, 352362. He identifies no new sources for his biography and asks no new questions of the old ones. [80], Benchley produced over 600 essays,[81] which were initially compiled in twelve volumes, during his writing career. [17] He joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity in his first year, and continued to partake in the camaraderie that he had enjoyed at Phillips Exeter while still doing well in school. "[69], Benchley's characters were typically exaggerated representations of the common man. Nathaniel Benchley, Robert Benchley, a biography. 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. Nancy and I talked all the way home about how we, too, might live on the island perhaps wintering there, housesitting for the entitled while plying our crafts. "[78] Outsider filmmaker Sidney N. Laverents lists Benchley as an influence as well,[79] 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. Matt Haber, "A One-Man Band Who Created an Oeuvre." Up there with Dorothy Parker, et. The only group not pleased was the Mellon Institute, who did not approve of the studio mocking their study. 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. Charles Townsend Copeland, an English professor, recommended that Benchley go into writing, and Benchley and future Benchley illustrator Gluyas Williams from the Lampoon considered going into freelance work writing and illustrating theatrical reviews. 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. The revue was applauded by both spectators and fellow actors, with Benchley's performance receiving the biggest laughs. [3][7], Edmund's fiance Lillian Duryea, a wealthy heiress, doted on Robert for many years, and Edmund's death may have seeded the pacifist leanings seen in Robert's writing. There are probably more famous Benchleys. URL accessed May 21, 2007. 'Benchley': Seeing a Famous Forebear Whole. His contract concluded with only four short films completed and no chance of signing another contract. [55] The early success of How to Sleep prompted MGM to rush two more short films featuring Benchley, How to Train a Dog, a spoof of dog-training techniques, and How to Behave, which lampooned etiquette norms. and comedians of his time. 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. Lillian Duryea, the bereaved, wealthy yeast heiress and fiancee of Edmund, undertook the funding of Robert's education; she made him a loan which, after he began to make money, she later called due. The Lampoon position opened a number of other doors for Benchley, and he was quickly nominated to the Signet Society meeting club as well as becoming the only undergraduate member of the Boston Papyrus Club at the time. WebGenealogy profile for Nathaniel Benchley Nathaniel Benchley (1915 - 1981) - Genealogy Genealogy for Nathaniel Benchley (1915 - 1981) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. The radio program, Melody and Madness - with the Melody provided by Artie Shaw - was a showcase for Benchley's acting, as he did not participate in writing it. 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. 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.). 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. I remember a garage loft just across the street where the Benchley did his writing. ISBN 080570048X). [58], 1939 was a bad year for Benchley's career. Upon learning of her termination, Benchley tendered his own resignation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Benchley. 2. [41], The situation at Vanity Fair deteriorated upon management's return. How to Sleep was named Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards, while the latter two shorts were not as well received. The result, which played for one night April 30, 1922 at the 49th Street Theatre, was No Sirree! WebRobert Benchley AKA Robert Charles Benchley Born: 15-Sep - 1889 Birthplace: Worcester, MA Died: 21-Nov - 1945 Location of death: New York City Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage Remains: Buried, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, MA Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Author, Screenwriter quite an actor, he managed to become one of the best-known humorists Coming, The Russians Are Coming) and many young-adult books. Management attempted to issue "tardy slips" for staff who were late. His experience there was not much better, and when an opportunity was offered to return to the Tribune under new editorial management, Benchley took it. 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 his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry. His performances gave him some local fame, and most entertainment programs on campus and many off-campus meetings recruited Benchley's talents.[13]. And as he said this his eyes filled with tears''). Worn down, Benchley moved to his next commitment, an attempt at a talking film version of "The Treasurer's Report." [45], Things changed again for Benchley a number of years into the arrangement. WebRobert Benchley. Literary 'Sconset, the Benchleys, and John Steinbeck, Robert C. Benchley Biography, Photos and Works, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Benchley&oldid=1148971771, Male actors from Worcester, Massachusetts, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 April 2023, at 10:45. [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]. The act made him a campus celebrity -- and remained in That's what makes it so tough for us outsiders: we have to fight home [53], During the time that Benchley was filming various short films, he also began working at The New Yorker, which had started in February 1925 under the control of Benchley's friend Harold Ross. He did especially well in his English and government classes. In 1960 Benchley was posthumously inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They became engaged during his senior year at Harvard University, and they married in June 1914. One theory holds that Edmund's death in battle seeded pacifist leanings in his writings. While Benchley's books and Paramount contract were giving him financial security, he was still unhappy with the turn his career had taken. In Milwaukee last month a man died laughing over one of his own jokes. 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. The only group not pleased was the Mellon Institute, who did not approve of the studio mocking their study. [32], Benchley started at the Tribune as a reporter. That is as far as I got. Died: Luke Lea, 66, former U. S. s Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA, Private Family Plot, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, United States, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963, The MacLeay Chronicle (Kempsey, Nsw) - Nov 21 1945, The Wilmington Morning Star - Nov 25 1945. Benchley is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker, where his essays, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. 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. Robert Benchley married Gertrude Darling; they met while Benchley was in high school in Worcester, engaged during his senior year at Harvard, married in June 1914,[5] and their first child, Nathaniel Benchley was born a year later. Amazon.com: The Best of Robert Benchley product listing. 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. "[29] 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,"[30][31] a parody of the non-fiction pieces then popular. The biggest laughs humor inspired a number of later humorists and filmmakers Algonquin Round Table, that collection wits. Milwaukee last month a man died laughing over one of his own.... 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