Mugger to Jack Benny: ”This is a stick-up. Your money or your life.”(Pause) ”Hey bud, I said your money or your life.”Benny: ”Not so fast. I`m thinking it over!”–from The Jack Benny ...

That’s one reason “To Be or Not to Be” has come to be regarded as Lubitsch’s finest film. Another: Benny and Carole Lombard, in her final role (she died in a plane crash before the movie ...

Carole Lombard and Jack Benny in a promo photo for ‘To Be or Not to Be.’ Photo by American Stock/Courtesy of Getty Images. By Jackson Arn July 1, 2022.

When the U.S. Postal Service announced this month that a first-class stamp would jump from 37 to 39 cents, Laura Leff rejoiced. Leff, president of the International Jack Benny Fan Club, has been wa… ...

Jack Benny will always be “the nicest person” his daughter Joan Benny has ever known. The celebrated comic who brought laughter to America for 40 years passed away in 1974 at age 80 from ...

Jack Benny was one of the most beloved comedians of the 20th century, a master of timing, self-deprecating humor and the long pause that could make an audience roar with laughter. His legacy spans ...

If Jack Benny were alive today, he might say in his self-effacing way: "I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either." Whether he deserves it or not, the ...

So, being the old soul that I am, the late comedian Jack Benny came to mind. First off the bat, Benny was actually born on Valentine's Day 1894 in Waukegan, Illinois.