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Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century wit ...
. Benny's career lasted from the early 20thj century until his death in 1974. In Jack Benny's first film he starred along with
Conrad Nagel John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and ...
as master of ceremonies in ''
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 ''The Hollywood Revue of 1929'', or simply ''The Hollywood Revue'', is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was the studio's second feature-length musical, and one of their earliest sound films. Produce ...
'', which was a big role for Jack at the time. Benny wouldn't start getting well known until his own radio program in 1934. ''The Hollywood Revue'' is also the oldest known form of Jack Benny in color with the last sequence being filmed originally in color, which was common for a musical in 1929.


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