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.