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  • Category: Television
  • Star rank: 698
  • Address:
    6396 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
  • GPS location:
    34.101489, -118.329030

Jack Benny

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Previous star: Rich Little

Biography

Jack Benny in 1958

Source: astudyinsherlock.net

Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, and also a notable violinist. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly.

Fact file

  • Born: February 14, 1894
  • Died: December 26, 1974 (Aged 80)
  • Occupation: Comedian and Actor

Read more about Jack Benny at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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  • For motion pictures
    6654 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Las Palmas and Cherokee
  • For radio
    1591 Vine St Vine St, west side, between Selma and Sunset

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Article: Chelsea Handler Taking Over Conan O’Brien’s Old ‘Tonight Show’ Studio
Access HW TV, 2012-01-08 00:40:29
“Chelsea Lately” is getting a new home — Conan O’Brien’s brief, former “Tonight Show” studio on the Universal lot. “Chelsea Lately” host Chelsea Handler announced the news during an E! luncheon at the Television Critics Association Winter Session on Saturday in Pasadena, but didn’t mention Conan by name. Instead, she ...

Old-time radio convention meets for last time (AP)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-10-21 19:54:04
AP - The annual Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention is signing off for the last time Saturday.

Today in Theatre History: JULY 1
Playbill Combined , 2011-07-01 04:00:00
1930 Comedian Jack Benny makes his Broadway debut in Earl Carroll's Vanities of 1930. The revue also featured Patsy Kelly, Jimmy Savo and the Collette Sisters.

Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Cahuenga and Cosmo

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