Robert Benchley: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
Biographies include Nathaniel Benchley, Robert Benchley: A Biography (1955); Babette Rosmond, Robert Benchley: His Life and Good Times (1970, reprinted 1989); Wes D. Gehring, “Mr. B”; or, Comforting Thoughts About the Bison: A Critical Biography of Robert Benchley (1992); and Billy Altman, Laughter’s Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley (1997). Robert Redding, Starring Robert Benchley: “Those Magnificent Movie Shorts” (1973), examines Benchley’s short films. Norris W. Yates, Robert Benchley (1968), is a critical study. Also useful is Gordon E. Ernst, Jr. (comp.), Robert Benchley: An Annotated Bibliography (1995).
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| Anniversary information added. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 17, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Robert Benchley. | Jun 03, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hollywood Walk of Fame - Robert Benchley. | Apr 25, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Society of Authors and Writers - Biography of Robert Benchley. | Apr 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Robert Blenchley. | May 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Robert Benchley. | May 31, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Robert Charles Benchley. | Oct 11, 2011 | ||
| Added photograph. | Mar 18, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 24, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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