Jack Benny

Jack Benny was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing the violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film. He was known for his comic timing and the ability to cause laughter with a long pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated summation "Well! "

14 February 1894

Born on the same birth day (14 February): Christopher Latham Sholes • Domenico Ferrabosco • Herbert A. Hauptman • John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel • Katherine Stinson • Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken • Mel Allen • Michael Costa (conductor) • Ricardo Rodríguez (racing driver) • Steve McNair

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