The unfinished memoir of the late comedian is interwoven with reminiscences by his daughter in an anecdotal biography of the golden age of television and of the celebrities of the era

Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story

Benny, Jack

Benny, Joan

Humor & Entertainment

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Now in trade paperback, this bestselling biography of Jack Benny, in the tradition of Gracie and The Ragman's Son, is the definitive book on Benny, written in his own words, and with rare photographs and recollections by his daughter. 32-page insert.

G.K.Hall & Co.

The unfinished memoir of the late comedian is interwoven with reminiscences by his daughter in an anecdotal biography of the golden age of television

Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)

This collection of 18 classic episodes draws from the years 1944 to 1949. Enjoy the banter and laughs of this lighthearted comedy. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc and The Sportsmen Quartet. Guest: Eddie Cantor 02-27-44  Jack has problems buying a cigar 05-21-44  First show for singer Larry Stevens 11-05-44  Guest: Isaac Stern 02-03-46  Guest: Van Johnson 04-07-46  Guest: Edward G. Robinson 11-24-46  Guests: Dick Haymes and Bing Crosby 03-16-47  Tries to get the Sportsmen Quartet back 03-23-47  Guest: Jane Wyman 03-30-47  Guests: Hoagy Carmichael and Samuel Goldwyn 04-06-47  A ride in Jack's Maxwell. Guest: Ronald Colman 04-27-47  How Jack and the gang spent Thanksgiving 11-28-48  Jack's first show for CBS. Guests: Amos 'n' Andy 01-02-49  Guest: James Stewart 01-09-49  Guests: Fletcher Markle and Jack Warner 02-20-49  Jack gets a violin lesson. Guest: Claude Rains 02-27-49  Van and Jack double date. Guest: Van Johnson 03-20-49  Guests: Edgar Bergen and Red Skelton 09-25-49

The Jack Benny Program Volume Two

Radio

Radio Spirits

For the first time in almost 90 years, we can experience the origins of Jack Benny's radio comedy genius. Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts, brought up from Benny's subterranean vault [or the UCLA archives, almost as difficult to access!] finally share scripts of his earliest live radio programs--for which no recordings exist. See how the soon-to-be-king of radio comedy moved from his vaudeville stand-up comedy background to invent the workplace situation comedy. In these first shows of 1932, Jack plays a "Broadway Romeo," a genial, self-deprecating comedian, who is not yet the famously cheap "fall guy" he would become over the next two years. Jack claims that it's his bandleader, George Olsen, who's the tightwad. Highlights of Volume One include: - Jack's commercials for Canada Dry Ginger Ale- the funniest, and most controversial, advertising parodies he would ever perform. - Jack's panic as he realizes he has used up every vaudeville routine he'd ever performed on stage, and this is a twice-a-week program. - The initial Introduction of Mary Livingstone, the radio fan from Plainfield, New Jersey. - An introduction by Kathy Fuller-Seeley that sets the stage for why these historic shows are so important to understand Benny's career. These 26 hilarious radio scripts offer Jack Benny at his early creative best. Kathryn Fuller-Seeley is the author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of Radio Comedy (2017) and books on early motion pictures and nickelodeon audiences. She teaches media history at the University of Texas at Austin.

Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 – July 27, 1932

Literature & Fiction

Conn, Harry

Dramas & Plays

BearManor Media

This is the hardback version. 
For the first time in almost 90 years, we can experience the origins of Jack Benny’s radio comedy genius. Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts, brought up from Benny’s subterranean vault [or the UCLA archives, almost as difficult to access!] finally share scripts of his earliest live radio programs—for which no recordings exist.\nSee how the soon-to-be-king of radio comedy moved from his vaudeville stand-up comedy background to invent the workplace situation comedy.\nIn these first shows of 1932, Jack plays a “Broadway Romeo,” a genial, self-deprecating comedian, who is not yet the famously cheap “fall guy” he would become over the next two years. Jack claims that it’s his bandleader, George Olsen, who’s the tightwad.\nHighlights of Volume One include: 
• Jack’s commercials for Canada Dry Ginger Ale- the funniest, and most controversial, advertising parodies he would ever perform. 
• Jack’s panic as he realizes he has used up every vaudeville routine he’d ever performed on stage, and this is a twice-a-week program. 
• The initial Introduction of Mary Livingstone, the radio fan from Plainfield, New Jersey. 
• An introduction by Kathy Fuller-Seeley that sets the stage for why these historic shows are so important to understand Benny’s career. 
These 26 hilarious radio scripts offer Jack Benny at his early creative best.

Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 - July 27, 1932 (hardback)

In Volume Two of Jack Benny’s Lost Broadcasts, (25 episodes from August 1 to October 26, 1932), Benny and scriptwriter Harry Conn continue to craft a personality-based radio variety program. They draw on Benny’s vaudeville style and explore new constructions of comedy characters and situations. Benny and Conn develop quirky-yet-likeable identities for the major performers — “Broadway Romeo” Jack, tightwad band leader George Olsen, sultry vocalist Ethel Shutta and flighty young fan Mary Livingstone from Plainfield, New Jersey. The cast bounces jokes, reactions and bad puns off each other. This series features experimentations — several political skits, a serious romance for Jack and Mary, and the program’s first film parody — then ends with a sudden twist.\nHighlights of Volume Two include: 
“Nickel Back on the Bottle” becomes a nationally popular catch phrase 
Mary’s first Labor Day poem 
Jack provides running commentary of a prize fight between “Battling Herbert Hoover” and “Fighting Franklin Roosevelt” 
The cast performs their first parody of a popular movie, in “Grind Hotel” 
These 25 hilarious radio scripts offer Jack Benny at his early creative best. 
Kathryn Fuller-Seeley is the author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of Radio Comedy (2017) and books on early motion pictures and nickelodeon audiences. She teaches media history of the University of Texas at Austin.

Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume Two: August 1 – October 26, 1932

In Volume Two of Jack Benny's Lost Broadcasts, (25 episodes from August 1 to October 26, 1932), Benny and scriptwriter Harry Conn continue to craft a personality-based radio variety program. They draw on Benny's vaudeville style and explore new constructions of comedy characters and situations. Benny and Conn develop quirky-yet-likeable identities for the major performers - "Broadway Romeo" Jack, tightwad band leader George Olsen, sultry vocalist Ethel Shutta and flighty young fan Mary Livingstone from Plainfield, New Jersey. The cast bounces jokes, reactions and bad puns off each other. This series features experimentations - several political skits, a serious romance for Jack and Mary, and the program's first film parody - then ends with a sudden twist.\nHighlights of Volume Two include: 
"Nickel Back on the Bottle" becomes a nationally popular catch phrase 
Mary's first Labor Day poem 
Jack provides running commentary of a prize fight between "Battling Herbert Hoover" and "Fighting Franklin Roosevelt" 
The cast performs their first parody of a popular movie, in "Grind Hotel" 
These 25 hilarious radio scripts offer Jack Benny at his early creative best. 
Kathryn Fuller-Seeley is the author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of Radio Comedy (2017) and books on early motion pictures and nickelodeon audiences. She teaches media history of the University of Texas at Austin.

Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume Two (hardback): August 1 - October 26, 1932

This value packed collector package features 60 programs from 60 different series. Enjoy the most popular radio stars including Burns&amp;Allen, Jack Benny, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet and many,many more. An anectdotal guide is included to give you a more in-depth look at the shows included in the package. This collection makes a wonderful gift. Read the reviews below and see how our customers love this collection.

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Durante, Jimmy

Blanc, Mel

Skelton, Red

Berle, Milton

Tollin, Anthony

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Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story

Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story

Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story

Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)

The Jack Benny Program Volume Two

Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 – July 27, 1932

Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 - July 27, 1932 (hardback)

Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume Two: August 1 – October 26, 1932

Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume Two (hardback): August 1 - October 26, 1932

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