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Robert Benchley

1889 - 1945

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Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. 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. Benchley is remembered best for his contributions to the magazine The New Yorker; his essays for that publication, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. He also made a name for himself in Hollywood, when his short movie How to Sleep was a popular success and won Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Benchley is the 7,721st most popular actor (down from 7,686th in 2019), the 11,945th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,349th in 2019) and the 3,604th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Robert Benchley ranks 7,721 out of 13,578. Before him are Burcu Özberk, Jürgen Vogel, Ryan Stiles, Noriko Sakai, Mike Colter, and Haruma Miura. After him are Andrea Leeds, Joel McHale, Kathryn Erbe, Ethel Clayton, Lior Ashkenazi, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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Among people born in 1889, Robert Benchley ranks 291. Before him are Annie Speirs, William Keighley, Moroni Olsen, Edward Sedgwick, Johan Sigfrid Sirén, and Vasily Struve. After him are Marjorie Rambeau, George S. Kaufman, Elsie Janis, Vilhelm Wolfhagen, George Walsh, and Walter Catlett. Among people deceased in 1945, Robert Benchley ranks 352. Before him are Charles Sands, Willis Augustus Lee, Mark Sandrich, Joe Hunt, Ellen Glasgow, and Sara Josephine Baker. After him are Toon Oprinsen, Albert Arnheiter, Nikolai Khmelyov, Eoin MacNeill, Alfred E. Goodey, and Frank Craven.

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Among people born in United States, Robert Benchley ranks 11,947 out of 20,380. Before him are John Smith (1965), Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Robert Toombs (1810), Chris Christie (1962), Ryan Stiles (1959), and Mike Colter (1976). After him are Andrea Leeds (1914), Kathryn Erbe (1965), Howard Dean (1948), Ethel Clayton (1882), Candi Staton (1940), and Merle Travis (1917).

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Among actors born in United States, Robert Benchley ranks 3,605. Before him are Aarthi Agarwal (1984), Leilani Sarelle (1966), Josephine Hutchinson (1903), Blair Underwood (1964), Ryan Stiles (1959), and Mike Colter (1976). After him are Andrea Leeds (1914), Kathryn Erbe (1965), Ethel Clayton (1882), Balthazar Getty (1975), Lowell Sherman (1888), and David Ramsey (1971).

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