JACK BENNY – An Informal History
The Remarkable Radio Career of Jack Benny, by Karl Pearson, February-March, 1990
The Films of Jack Benny, by Bill Oates, February-March, 1990
Jack Benny’s Sponsors, by Bill Oates, February-March, 1991
Oh, Rochester! by Bill Oates, February-March 1992
Jack Benny’s Hometown Railroad, by Richard Kunz, February-March, 1993
Fred Allen vs. Jack Benny by Bill Oates, February-March, 1994
The Bachelor and the Brat by Bill Elwell, February-March, 1994
Jack and his New Writers by Richard R. Kuntz, February-March, 1994
Phil Harris and his Orchestra by Karl Pearson, February-March, 1994
Memories of a Beverly Hills Beaver by Steve Darnall, February-March, 1994
Jack Benny on Tour, by Ken Alexander, February-March, 1995
Of Mice…and Benny, By Curtis L. Katz, February-March, 1995
Lend Me a (Benny) Tenor, by Bill Oates, February-March, 1998
By Train to Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga, By Curtis L. Katz, February-March, 1999
Jack Benny’s Competition, by Bill Oates, February-March, 2000
Benjamin Kubelski of Waukegan, by Katherine Hamilton-Smith, February-March, 2001
“Oh, Dennis…”, by Wayne Klatt, February-March, 2003
“…and Yours Truly, Don Wilson”, by Bill Oates, Winter, 2004
Why I Love Jack Benny, by Karen Hughes, Winter, 2005
(Additional articles will be added from time to time.)
January 12, 2024 at 4:28 pm
I was a child radio actor circa 1939-1948. I was on the Benny Show twice during that period.
The memories of those days … Rochester, Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Dennis Day, Don Wilson … good people.