Cast

Robert Benchley

1889 – 1945

Active years (films on this site)

1940–1942

Genres

ComedyRomanceThrillerWarMystery

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodFrench Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema

Directors worked with

Alfred Hitchcock1 filmRené Clair1 filmBilly Wilder1 film

Biography

Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success during his life, from his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3 films on this site

1. Foreign Correspondent 1940 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. I Married a Witch 1942 · René Clair · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. The Major and the Minor 1942 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 7.3 · Cast