Benchley is a surname, and may refer to:
- Henry Wetherby Benchley (1822-1867), American politician
- Nat Benchley (21st century), American actor
- Nathaniel Benchley (1915-1981), American author
- Peter Benchley (1940-2006), American author
- Robert Benchley (1889-1945), American humorist
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Other articles related to "benchley":
... 2003 That's MISTER Benchley To You, Mrs. 1 review 2) Joking Apart 2005 That's MISTER Benchley To You, Mrs ... (review) 2006 Closer (review) Woman in Mind (December Bee) That's MISTER Benchley To You, Mrs ...
... RKO Radio Pictures How to Sleep (1935) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Written and acted by Benchley, the short was based on a study on sleep and won the Academy Award in ... Benchley played narrator and sleeper ... the Day (1937) - MGM A Night at the Movies (1937) - MGM - Written and acted by Benchley, this short was his most well-received since How to Sleep ...
... is a short film written and performed by Robert Benchley, based on a routine he first did in 1922 ... The short, which was adapted from an essay by Benchley, documents a dim-witted doctor attempting to discuss the sex life of a polyp to a women's club ... This was the second of Benchley's 46 comedy short films, with six made for Fox, one each for Universal Pictures and RKO Radio Pictures, 29 for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ...
... (1928) is a comedy sketch, made into a short film, written and performed by Robert Benchley ... This was the first of Benchley's 46 comedy short films, with six made for Fox, one each for Universal Pictures and RKO Radio Pictures, 29 for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and nine for ... short was adapted from a stage scene of the same name that Benchley wrote and performed for No Sirree!, a revue staged in April 1922 by Benchley and other members of the Algonquin Round Table ...
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Famous quotes containing the word benchley:
“A man may take care of a furnace for twenty-five years and still forget to duck his head when he starts going down the cellar stairs.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
“I can get dressed earlier in the evening with every intention of going to a dance at midnight, but somehow after the theatre the thing to do seems to be either to go to bed or sit around somewhere. It doesn’t seem possible that somewhere people can be expecting you at an hour like that.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
“The knocking out of a pipe can be made almost as important as the smoking of it, especially if there are nervous people in the room. A good, smart knock of a pipe against a tin wastebasket and you will have a neurasthenic out of his chair and into the window sash in no time.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)