Title: Starring Robert Benchley
Description: To moviegoers of the 1930s and 1940s, Robert Benchley's face was as familiar as that of the man next door. He began as a writer, and starred in short subjects wall based directly or indirectly on his printed humor-- and starring and written by him. This study of Benchley's screen humor examines the process by which this translation too place.
Subjects: American Humorists, Biography, Theater critics, Benchley, robert, 1889-1945, Humorists, Dramatic criticism, Critics, Actors
Places: United States
People: Robert Benchley (1889-1945)
Time periods: 20th century