Robert Benchley

Journalist

Birthday September 15, 1889

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Worcester, MA

DEATH DATE Nov 21, 1945 (56)

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About

Humorist, critic, and the father of Jaws author Peter Benchley.

Before Fame

He was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity while at Harvard University.

Trivia

He wrote articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and was in some of Alfred Hitchcock's films.

Family Life

He married Gertrude Darling in 1914.

Associated With

He appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent.