Jack Benny - CBS News Tribute/Obituary (Dec 29, 1974)

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8 жыл бұрын

Today being the anniversary of Jack Benny's birth, I figured I'd re-post this wonderful tribute presented by CBS News upon Jack's unexpected death from pancreatic cancer the day after Christmas, 1974. Hosted by Charles Kuralt, this is a respectful and well done tribute/obituary to a masterful performer and universally beloved human being. Includes a good deal of clips from the Jack Benny radio show and television show, as well as interviews with cast members Frank Nelson, Don Wilson and Mel Blanc.
Also included, and not available anywhere else that I'm aware of, is film footage of Benny's funeral (32:47). Among the mourners interviewed briefly are Danny Thomas, Ronald & Nancy Reagan, and Milton Berle. There's even a priceless record of Bob Hope's deeply moving eulogy (35:28)-- George Burns was so overcome with grief he was unable to utter more than a few words before needing to be escorted from podium.
A show both funny and emotionally moving-- just the kind of tribute a giant like Jack Benny deserved.
NOTE: This used to be posted to my long defunct Vintage Comedy Vault channel, which was unceremoniously deleted by KZfaq last year due to ridiculous copyright problems over other videos. While this isn't strictly speaking a WML video, Jack was a three time mystery guest, along with mystery guest appearances by Dennis Day and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. I hope folks don't mind my adding this video to the WML channel, but I want to make it as easily findable as possible, and I know there's LOTS of overlap between fans of WML and fans of Jack Benny!
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@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

Today being the anniversary of Jack Benny's birth, I figured it was about time I reposted this very special tribute done by CBS just after his passing in 1974, which used to be on my Vintage Comedy Vault channel (the whole channel was deleted by KZfaq last year due to insane copyright problems with videos other than this one). This isn't *really* a WML-related video, except the loose connection that Jack was a three time mystery guest, along with mystery guest appearances by Dennis Day and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. I hope folks don't mind my adding this video to the WML channel, but I want to make it as easily findable as possible, and besides, I know there's LOTS of overlap between fans of WML and fans of Jack Benny! --------------------------- Please click here to subscribe to the WML channel if you haven't already-- you'll find the complete CBS series already posted, and you'll be able to follow along the discussions on the weekday "rerun" videos: kzfaq.info/love/hPE75Fvvl1HmdAsO7Nzb8w Join our Facebook group for WML-- great discussions, photos, etc, and great people! facebook.com/groups/728471287199862/

@valerieboudreaux 8 жыл бұрын

+What's My Line? Thank you for posting

@orgami100 6 жыл бұрын

What's My Line? .. In the early 60s my brother and I bicycling over to CBS on Melrose Blvd expecting to see Bozo the clown TV show, we ended up reluctantly with tickets for Jack Benny since the clown was off the air for the season. . Although he had some famous guest star we didn't think it was a very entertaining show since we're very young.. my parents came along with us the second time they really enjoyed it...

@ChellesClips 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading! If you have more Benny videos, please start another comedy channel!

@Braglemaster123 3 жыл бұрын

RIP

@tedphillips2501 3 жыл бұрын

That was the only night Johnny Carson's wife at the time remembers him crying.

@pegbutwin7189 5 жыл бұрын

125 years.... but he’ll forever be 39

@Drchainsaw77 3 жыл бұрын

I had a crazy old aunt who turned 29 for the first time in 1959. She died at the age of 29 in 2012.

@joekeen60 Жыл бұрын

It's 2023 and the world is still a lesser place without Jack Benny and his wonderful talent and humanity

@vwdavy613 6 жыл бұрын

My job each day at age ten was to go out and pick up the morning and the evening newspaper. When I went out on 12/26/74, and read the headline, I cried all of the way back up to our house (1/4 mile driveway). My Canadian grandmother was down for the holidays. We sat over hot cocoa and consoled each other with our favourite Benny jokes and stories. I was ten, she was sixty-four.

@hudsony777 4 жыл бұрын

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@coldwinter5710 3 жыл бұрын

What a great memory 💗

@edwardgordon8790 3 жыл бұрын

Claudio de Rochefoucault ☺️

@jimforbes2078 3 жыл бұрын

Surprised Johnny Carson was not on this... Unless the grief was too much for him to take part. He adored him!

@QueenOfTheNorth65 4 ай бұрын

@@jimforbes2078Considering how quickly it aired after Jack’s passing, I would imagine there wasn’t time to get his friends together. I do remember a similar special several months later, though, with George Burns, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson.

@m-l7127 Жыл бұрын

Jack Benny is my hero. A national treasure. A world treasure. Timeless and still current. God bless his soul always.

@82ndairproud 8 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny, Milton Berle, George Burns, Groucho Marx, true kings of comedy. They made the world laugh and that is a great thing; they still make me laugh even now.

@suzettebennett8522 4 жыл бұрын

Do not forget Danny Kaye

@akrenwinkle 3 жыл бұрын

@@suzettebennett8522 A little Danny went a long way, and I think an acquired taste. But I certainly agree about the others. And I'd add my favorite: Jackie Gleason.

@adamnschifty9395 3 жыл бұрын

I lived off Coldwater canyon in the 90210 zip code in the 1970's, I regularly saw Milton Berle walking at the Coldwater canyon park, he was found there every day, I saw Paul Newman a few times at Nate & Al's deli, I saw Kareem Abdul Jabbar in Westwood one time and stood next to him at Tower books, I met Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman show, I saw Phil Silvers regularly shopping at the Von's at Ventura blvd and Coldwater canyon in Studio city. My Uncle was The Tijuana smalls man and Doggo in The Octagon. I used to see Lucille Ball at the private club owned by Hugh Hefner called Pips, she played backgammon there all the time, I met her and talked to her a few times. I met the Capt from Gilligan's Island he owned a restaurant in LA.

@pattyemiller4014 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely ❤

@paddycooling7124 Жыл бұрын

@@akrenwinkle .

@markalancirino 8 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine any entertainer today who's funeral would rate a whole one hour tribute on a major network in prime time. He was truly one of the greatest of all time.

@degsbabe 4 жыл бұрын

Certainly the first half of the last century....

@PJChgo1 4 жыл бұрын

Mary Tyler Moore did in 2017 (though that tribute had too little Mary and too many talking heads). I think Carol Burnett and Betty White are the two living performers that would be most likely to get such a tribute (and deservedly so, for both).

@markjones952 3 жыл бұрын

Johnny Carson received the same treatment on his death. That was January 2005.

@BlackStorm555 7 ай бұрын

Michael Jackson

@jeffdarnell7942 6 ай бұрын

Nope, Micheal Jackson wasn't on one of only three Channels (Networks), when there were ONLY 3 Networks at that time, for a whole Hour, in Primetime. Micheal was the biggest POP Star of all time, but his fame had taken a hard bump from the accusations of him being a Pedophile.

@kaylalindblom628 Жыл бұрын

Rip Charles Kuralt and all the millions who grew up in the 30's and 40's who are no longer with us.

@susannacantarero784 4 жыл бұрын

The more I see of Jack, the more I enjoy him. Thank you, Jack, for making me laugh, even years later.

@o2b4usc 7 жыл бұрын

In the late 60's I sold programs at Dodger Stadium, Mr Benny would put down 4 bits (50 cents) for a 25 cent program. He was a wonderful man even to a nobody like me.

@markrocovich2234 6 жыл бұрын

What a class tribute to a giant of entertainment..CBS nailed it by having Charles Kuralt narrate the piece...RIP to them both...

@garylobo348 Жыл бұрын

Amen. Two icons

@BBQFanNo1 6 жыл бұрын

George Burns said the only two times he ever cried in public was doing the funeral eulogies of his Wife Gracie Allen who died on August 27, 1964 and his lifetime Best Friend Jack Benny who died on December 26, 1974. Many who personally knew George Burns stated there was something very different from him especially after Jack Benny's death who was the only close confident that kept that spirit up in him in the 10 years after his Wife Gracie Allen died.

@degsbabe 4 жыл бұрын

Tears for only two occasions in his life ? wow

@tomgrosemusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@degsbabe Public tears. Men rarely used to cry in public except in grief.

@markopolo244 8 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny had somrthing rarely found in celebrities today. Class. More than 40 years on, he's still missed. Thanks for posting this, I very much enjoyed going back to a gentler, simpler time.

@DBEdwards Жыл бұрын

Yes. Class. A forgotten word these days

@katrph9124 7 жыл бұрын

The Jack Benny Radio Show is still the funniest radio program ever. I love listening to rebroadcasts of that program.

@stanlivengood9500 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree. Best radio show ever.

@tj921able Жыл бұрын

WE need Jack Benny & Charles Kuralt. We need class in this world. It is seriously lacking with yelling, ranting, screeching women, men who act like overgrown boys, we NEED the calmness of Jack Benny as Mr. Kuralt said. We NEED more great comedians who can simply put a smile on our face (without paint (JK)) There will NEVER be another Jack Benny, George Burns, Danny Kaye, Danny Thomas, Bob Hope or anyone of that caliber EVER again. TY for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.

@dorsal-qb5fr 8 жыл бұрын

I was 2 years old when Jack Benny died. I came to know him in the Mouse that Jack Built. I later watched his reruns on cable and could not believe how much he could make me laugh with a simple look or reaction. He was a true gentleman which are almost all gone in society and entertainment. Thank you, God, for such a man and great comedian.

@LOA1955 8 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny was a gentle giant. I was only 19 when he died, but I have so many wonderful memories of seeing and enjoying him on TV, mostly on talk shows, reruns of his program, and specials. In my later years, I discovered his films and classic radio shows. This is the only the second time since its original air date that I've seen this tribute. That CBS devoted an entire hour to celebrate his life speaks volumes of how much he was loved. Thank you for posting it on KZfaq.

@rgjerde53 4 жыл бұрын

It's always sad when someone who is only 39 years old leaves our world. Thankfully, he left enough laughs to make him live forever.

@Ryan-on5on Жыл бұрын

It warms my heart to see all the accolades given to Jack Benny by his former associates and peers in the sad wake of his untimely death. Jack was a beloved entertainment treasure whose immense talent rested not just in that most unique comedic persona of his, never equaled before or since, but also in his indelible way of spontaneously provoking rapturous glee in the audience through the most simple actions and mannerisms. I regret not having been born early enough to have heard Jack live on the radio or seen his voluminous television work at first-airing, but I do take respite in knowing his work lives on thanks to the archiving efforts of channels like this!

@anthonyg8063 7 жыл бұрын

A kind and over the top talented man. Played no favorites about ethnicity or station in life. An original and of gentleness, kindness and originality we will never see again. A little of generations heart is darkened without such people in our world today.

@bama1usaf 3 жыл бұрын

I had just turned 10 when he died. Back the families sat together in the home and watch variety shows. He seemed to be be on everyone. He was so funny with his dry humor. RIP , Thanks for the memories. Sorry Bob, I had to use it.

@Rangersly 6 жыл бұрын

Bob Hope on Jack Benny's death: "It is the beginning of an end of an era". Seeing the people still alive at his funeral, all of them since then have also left us, Bob Hope couldn't have been more truthful. An era that is sadly forgotten of multi-talented people who could be funny in a smart simple way, without being rude or abrasive. Simpler times, fun times... I was born after Jack Benny's program left the air, yet I love that era, the golden age of television. I am drawn to the class act of these old timers. Thank you for preserving this tribute to a great man.

@degsbabe 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the writer who actually wrote this for Hope got a special bonus...….

@lee-lee2418 4 жыл бұрын

So well said... 🙂 I tear up just hearing the music at the end of this... 😥

@KC-xr2tm 4 жыл бұрын

Missed... but never forgotten

@larrysintay4456 3 жыл бұрын

All the greats have left us with no one to take their place..how sad

@a1wireless1964 4 жыл бұрын

I remember when I heard Jack Benny died it was a very sad time for me, he was one of my very favorite comedians of all time and being part of the old time radio hobby even made it that much harder as we watched all the great ones pass into immortality. I still wonder how much better the world would be if they've could have all just lived maybe 10 years longer… good bye Jerome we still miss you rest in peace

@vickimanager 8 жыл бұрын

'My friend and your friend....' It breaks my heart into a million pieces, watching all the mourners and hearing from Danny Thomas and Danny Kaye among others. All are gone now... I have shed many tears watching this. :(

@patrickflohe7427 Жыл бұрын

It’s so very sad….

@_FootballForever Жыл бұрын

Jack's radio show was light years ahead of its time. The writers were brilliant. And that ensemble cast .... wow !!!

@bruceraykiewicz6274 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. At 77 yrs old now, I can still remember Jack Benny's shows. As I watched this video, I found myself with a smile on my old face. We are in such terrible times right now. That smile made me feel better. Thank you, Jack Benny.

@omarmontgomery8392 8 жыл бұрын

I remember when jack benny died i saw my grandparents crying i didnt know happened but i saw it on the news all i know he was a talented comic i saw a few times but jack benny death was a big deal way back then in 1974 this happened i was five years old

@tinklvsme 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t discover Mr. Benny till now, 2020. I watch his show every time I’m making dinner on U Tube. TY, I know all u sill comedians are cracking each other up in Heaven!🙏🤙❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👀😷🌈😇

@jerrya7912 4 жыл бұрын

We will never see the likes of him again! Those stars were beloved in ways that today’s celebrities simply don’t measure up to! I miss that time in the Entertainment business.😞

@themaskedreddemons 8 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny, the funniest performer of the 20th century.

@lloydkline6946 3 жыл бұрын

Bob hope stole some of his stuff

@AlexZafer Жыл бұрын

Jack Benny was the best. An original. Jack broke the mold.

@Thalia38 8 жыл бұрын

He deserved the tribute. As a fan of Old Time Radio I found that playing Benny shows for friends made new fans. Going on vacation with husband and children I had a captive audience in the car and they were surprised. He was a great human being. I was very touched and teary-eyed by this tribute. Thanks for making it available.

@AstralPixie 6 жыл бұрын

The incomparable Mel Blanc! His voice is so distinctive.... I could tell it was Pepe Le Pew speaking ;) What a heartfelt tribute.

@frankdenardo8684 4 жыл бұрын

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Puddy Tat, Tweety, Wile E. Coyote, Barney Rubble. Great voice over actor.

@DBEdwards Жыл бұрын

This is the best celebration of Jack Benny ever filmed. I saw it the first time it premiered on CBS and never forgot it. The violin duo with that darling woman McKenzie still brings tears to my eyes. I miss him to this day.

@JakeMabe1 8 жыл бұрын

He was the greatest of the greatest, and he is missed. Thank you for uploading this again. I'm going through a protracted illness, and this has brought me many much-needed laughs.

@degsbabe 4 жыл бұрын

God bless jake. Hope you pulled through buddy.

@lloydkline6946 3 жыл бұрын

I think Bob hope copy some of his stuff from Jack benny

@richardcook6284 7 жыл бұрын

I understood his comedy when I was a child ( I am 63). It never gets old.

@alanr4447a 5 жыл бұрын

Never older than 39, certainly.

@bettycogswell9851 4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@gphell33 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Cook Growing up in Central Jersey I remember my first reaction to hearing Mary was from Plainfield. I really thought she was. The first recording of a Benny radio show I heard was the one from NYC in May 1947. Al Jolson was the guest. It took me many years to understand his jokes. I had no idea what a Hooper was (the old radio rating system like TVs Nielsen’s). Another part of the same show, Mary’s sister was supposedly dating an undertaker who had a convertible hearse. I have yet to find that funeral home in Plainfield. :-)

@albertremingtoniv3540 7 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny one fine gentlemen of old hollywood stock,who probably should have been named "MR.RADIO".I have renctly just discovered the radio programs he established. They are just great fun.A glimpse into the past of old hollywood is something most us should experience. CHEERS! BRAVO JACK!Job well done Thank You!

@suzettebennett8522 4 жыл бұрын

recently

@ginaross5060 Жыл бұрын

thank you for posting this Jack Benny will never be forgotten

@MauriatOttolink 4 жыл бұрын

I was a baby on the scene at the GOLDEN YEARS...born in 1939...have had over 60 years of show business and jazzing on reeds and of course on EARS. It is a delight to be able to say that "I have lived through at least, the back end of the best!" At the beginning of Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire's video dancing to Begin The Beguine with a steam train of an on stage big band, Sinatra's voice can be heard saying.. "Ya can sit around and wait for a hundred years! Y'ain't gonna anything like this again!

@patriciachandler1939 3 жыл бұрын

My Mom really loved Jack Benny!! I never watched him till after she passed ,now I watch him n his,show,I tape every episode I can find.I see on every single show why my Mom loved him.He is still in 2020 one of my mist favorite guys to take away the Blues. My favorite shows,are when he goes somewhere else besides his home.Love Rodchester n him together as well.His cheap stingy act is hilarious and I can see why . He's just GREAT! And I can't leave out,Mel Blanc!! 😂🤣

@thomasvan8399 Жыл бұрын

When Jack Benny died I was in my mid-twenties. I remember how shocked I was and was totally lost for a spell thinking why I couldn't understand why he wouldn't be around all of my life he was an institution in himself. I just expected him to be around forever. Everything has been said about what a great talent he was, what else is there to say. He was somebody to be absolutely admired.

@colinwilliams553 4 жыл бұрын

I discovered jack Benny on one of those cartoon shows growing up.He in in a cartoon form of mouse he was being chased by a cat.He and his wife (also in a cartoon form) were being lured into what they thought was an entrance of a restaurant turned out to be the open mouth of a cat and everything went dark.next thing you know there was this guy sitting in a chair having a nightmare (turn out to be Jack Benny) it was that particular Warner Bros. cartoon that would intoduce me to this guy.from that them on, I started to do my research about him and I have to admit, I didn't find him funny at first but when I started to do some more research, I realize, that was his act.his mannerisms, his hand on his jaw,his reaction, his response.his interaction with his colleagues especially his friend and housekeeper, Rochester with the gravel voice.I was fourteen years old in the early nineteen eighties when I discovered him.today, I'm 51 and I'm one of the few people of color who get a chance of watching the old Jack Benny show as well as other old classic t.v shows of the past.I'm not ashamed to say that I'm addicted!

@dr.robertmackenzie8498 Жыл бұрын

To this day I thank Mr. Benny for bringing such joy to my childhood. Not just the t.v. specials of his vault and his violin competitions with those more talented, but for giving me a sense that while I was largely untalented in life, I could be confident that I was like Mr. Benny, a truly loved ‘ every man.’

@rackinghorse 4 жыл бұрын

Loved and still Love Jack Benny

@lloydkline6946 3 жыл бұрын

❤ jack benny,brilliant comedian

@michaelgoodman2672 Жыл бұрын

I will be that first ever person to nominate him as "Entertainer of the Century." He was the best ever! R I.P. Jack Benny

@caspence56 4 жыл бұрын

Sad to think that all the people paying tribute to the great Jack Benny are gone now, too. I still listen to his old radio shows, some of the funniest shows I ever heard.

@karindesmonds4602 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful eulogy by Bob Hope. The attributes most cited of Jack Benny: his charm, credibility and genuine affection for the American people.......where have all the great comedians gone, where have all the great human beings gone?

@QHMCQ 6 жыл бұрын

This is so wonderful. I'm 44 now but as a kid before age 10, I "discovered" Jack Benny and never looked back. He was an absolute genius. Thank you for sharing this video.

@thomasthomas2418 7 жыл бұрын

That duet with Gisele Mackenzie always brings tears to my eyes....

@fredericmartin7148 Жыл бұрын

Would it shock you if I said that Gisele MacKenzie is the wife that Jack Benny SHOULD have had? They had such great rapport together, especially in their love of music.

@thomasthomas2418 Жыл бұрын

@@fredericmartin7148 I would agree. Joan Benny, in her book, inti,ates that Mary Livingstone was not the easiest woman in the world to live with. It just seems that Jack and Giselle were so well matched.

@richardlevine5163 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for re-posting. It's wonderful to keep Jack Benny's legacy alive. I had no idea this tribute existed.

@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it!

@fredericmartin7148 Жыл бұрын

Me, too. I did not know this fine tribute existed.

@gregford2103 Жыл бұрын

I remember Jack Benny got one of the longest laughs on radio when he did a skit where his Benny was being held up at gunpoint, and referenced his character being a notorious skinflint. The robber told Benny "Your money or your life." There was a short silence, and then the robber repeated "Your money or your life!" Benny responded. "I'm thinking it over!"

@steverudder3321 4 жыл бұрын

Sure, there are a lot of comedians out there and have been for years. But nobody......had the style, grace and simplistic ways to make you laugh the way that Jack and the gang could do it and nobody ever will again. His radio shows are what helps keep me company while driving a semi for a career, and I can do it with a smile. Thanks Jack Benny. You still are a gift to those who appreciate good humor.

@Lane42 8 жыл бұрын

What a great tribute to an amazing talent. Thanks for reposting it.

@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

Happy to share it-- thanks for the comment. :)

@Jack-ms3so Жыл бұрын

My favorite comedian! He never used insults to get a joke. He was always the butt of his own jokes. His timing and delivery were perfect.

@epaddon 8 жыл бұрын

To me its an interesting contrast how Jack's death was treated in contrast to that of Bob Hope nearly thirty years later. When Jack died he was still actively performing and also had not acquired a reputation for being "old hat" in his material that unfortunately later stigmatized Hope as the years went by. In addition, Bob then lived another decade totally out of the public eye so that when he finally did die you didn't have hour long tributes by the network or even the Tonight Show being pre-empted as NBC did the night of Jack's death for a discussion.

@ACcountryFan 8 жыл бұрын

Another point of view is the culture had changed dramatically from 1974 to 2003, the year Bob Hope died at 100. The age group networks strive for probably had no clue who Bob Hope happened to be, sad to say, and the people that decide what gets put on the air weren't about to remove a slate of programs to pay tribute to somebody that people under 30 probably never heard of before or perhaps heard of but really didn't appreciate the impact he had on entertainment. Then there was the fact that Bob's famed military television specials, by the late '60s, had unforeseen consequences. USO programs are something he had took part in since the 1930s but he was now entertaining the troops during a time in history when the hippies and the like spoke out loudly against Vietnam...something he didn't face during other times of conflict in America's history and he more or less became offensive to the hippie culture simply due to differences in world view. That, rather than his overall comedic formula, is the thing that stigmatized him with that generation. The anti-war crowd gave him so much flack for entertaining the troops. But, getting back to the lack of massive coverage of his death in 2003, I'm probably being cynical and exaggerating just a bit but I'd bet demographics/ratings is the main reason the death of Bob Hope or even Milton Berle ("Mr. Television"), for example, didn't receive the kind of coverage Jack Benny received. But also, in 1974, you didn't have the massive cable TV system or satellite TV as we've come to know it or the Internet. The broadcast networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, and FOX) more or less shun this type of programming and they leave it to cable channels or Internet sites that cater to specific audiences to air tribute programs. Also not to be forgotten is that Jack Benny had a continuous presence in entertainment for 33 years (1932-1965) combining both his weekly radio and TV programs. Then he returned every so often with hour long Jack Benny specials to close out the decade and then a couple of Farewell Specials aired in the early 1970s.

@jeffmissinne3866 7 жыл бұрын

Even near the end of his life, Jack Benny's timing and delivery were as sharp as ever. Recalling Bob Hope, he may have simply tried to hang on too long; his performances in some of his later specials were almost embarrassing, and I am speaking as a longtime fan. And unlike Benny, Hope's wolfish wiseguy personality couldn't age gracefully.

@willynaylor7356 6 жыл бұрын

I found the Jack Benny show on Sirius radio.Being a truck driver I have listen to alot of radio.I listen to radio classics most of the time.The Jack Benny show being my favorite.

@enricosanchez894 5 жыл бұрын

Plus, being Jewish helps.

@frankdenardo8684 4 жыл бұрын

@@enricosanchez894 his parents came from Russia.

@vicmartinoofficial331 10 ай бұрын

A wonderful tribute to a wonderful performer and human being. Jack Benny was the first of the classic comedians that I enjoyed so much at that time (and still do) to pass away and even though I was very young then I was very saddened by his passing. As a matter of fact his was the first passing of someone that I "knew" and "loved" before any of my family members that I was close with. Jack remains a special person in my life to this day and always will. Jack will never be forgotten by those of us who appreciate classic comedians and his legend and legacy will live on forever.

@MountainFisher 3 жыл бұрын

I remember his show and many other shenanigans he did in the 50s ,60s and even the 70s on the Carson show. Lovely and kind person.

@joelake7986 7 жыл бұрын

Very fitting tribute to Jack. I still find him hilarious. It's still always a treat to see him work. One of the best ever.

@shirleybowers7251 4 жыл бұрын

Love Mr. Benny and everyone on his show. Still enjoying all on Old Time Radio. What a blessing Jack and all are still to America and the world. Thanks for sharing this tribute.

@WSenator1 3 жыл бұрын

My mother loved Jack Benny tremendously - at first from radio in her young years, and later, of course on TV. When his show came on television in the 50s and 60s, the set was automatically turned to his "program." My sister and I would watch along with my mother, who would always break up in tearful laughter. Eventually, I understood the jokes and started laughing myself. He's one entertainer I wished I had met in real life. RIP, Mr. Benny.

@mrmjb1960 7 жыл бұрын

RIP to Both Jack and Charles Kirwalt.

@suzettebennett8522 4 жыл бұрын

Kurwalt

@rhyancoleman6462 4 жыл бұрын

Kuralt

@bruceweaver1518 Жыл бұрын

I remember when he died. I put his obit from the Chicago Tribune in my comedian’s book by William Chan. I only had a dim conception of him but the first time I saw him on TV was on The Lucy Show where they went into his vault. I never laughed so hard in my life. Years later they used to play his radio shows on “Those Were The Days” and then I discovered his genius. He was truly an American original who will stand with the greats of comedy forever! His timing was indeed perfection, as was his kindness to many performers. I wished I had been able to meet him and work with him.

@annetteglavin2019 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I love every second of Jack.

@savethetpc6406 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful tribute on this special day! Even though it all happened so long ago, the sad moments still brought tears to my eyes, just as some of the funniest moments still made me laugh out loud, despite the number of times I've seen/heard them.

@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to have this back on KZfaq after almost a year, and glad you appreciated seeing it. :)

@sabinebeyer9249 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this with us. He was such a great comedian in his own way. And it's true there are few people (I can't think of no one right now) that give awy all the laughs to ones collegues. I remember one episode on Screen Guild Players with Barbara Stanwyck (she was the reason I heard that episode) named: "why Jack is not going to appear on show" It shows quite a lot of this special art. All the fun out of laughing about him. He seems to be a very special person. Seeing all this people mourn over him it's a bit sad, but the extracts of his work make me laugh most of the time. Thanks again Gary

@mdkutzler8495 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Waukegan, Il, Jack's hometown and I did attend Jack Benny Junior High and the school "mascot" is the 39ers, so even 46 years after his passing his memory lives on. I have just finished reading his autobiography written by Jack and his daughter Mary and it gave a good picture of a very active life in a relatively short time.

@ryanpatrick4077 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this. I have been a lifelong fan of Mr. Benny's (he died 34 days before I was born) but I had never seen this broadcast. I loved every minute of it.

@filegumbo 9 ай бұрын

So amazing that all of Jack’s shows are available to listen to whenever I want. Funnier than anything I’ve ever heard. Jack Benny will always be 39 and tooling down the road in the Maxwell.

@indy_go_blue6048 4 жыл бұрын

Jack's "I'm thinking it over" answer to "your money or your life" is said to be the funniest moment in radio comedy. The audience laughter lasted some 3 minutes and was edited out of the transcript recording later (radio tapes were sent to our soldiers overseas) because it "was too long and disrupted the program." -A History of Old Radio

@hudsony777 4 жыл бұрын

@vickiross9299 6 жыл бұрын

Loved Jack! The episodes with Jimmy & Gloria Stewart were so good.

@kulditbeme 3 жыл бұрын

Those were my favorites, especially the one at the restaurant with the big blonde. She insisted that Mr Stewart was hitting on her!

@Lava1964 5 жыл бұрын

I saw this back in the day. Thanks for posting it. We'll never see another comedian quite like Jack Benny.

@bman560 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tribute to a wonderful man! I still watch Jack Benny reruns when I can find them

@carol1544 Жыл бұрын

Due to my extreme insomnia, I had just finished watching Burns & Allen and then the Jack Benny program, both on antennae TV in the middle of the night - early morn (around 3:00 / 3:30 am, mountain time)! Been watching them for a couple years now when I can't sleep.

@edgardagosto1917 4 жыл бұрын

1974 those 8track tape days.--- Missed Jack Benny. All the good ones gone forever era

@tomisuefisher772 7 жыл бұрын

Paley was right, as there will never be a Jack Benny come along.

@albertremingtoniv3540 7 жыл бұрын

jack benny one fine gentlemen of old Hollywood stock,who probably should have been named "MR.RADIO"I have renctly just discovered the radio programs he established. They just great fun.A glimpse into the past of old Hollywood is something most of us should experience. CHEERS! BRAVO JACK!Job well done.Thank You.

@sodality3970 Жыл бұрын

As a young girl , I grew up to listening to Old Time Radio . I remember when Jack Benny died . I was just shy of my 15th birthday .

@JimPigProductions 7 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing Jack Benny on TV as a youngster when he was still active, and now am a collector of his radio shows and TV shows. He is my favorite comic. Thanks for this upload.

@andypewter6474 3 жыл бұрын

He was a class act , they don’t make them like that anymore , he was a groundbreaker with his tv shows much imitated rarely upstaged

@bryantrockwell4676 7 жыл бұрын

Jack Benny 1894-1974 R.I.P

@kincaide67 7 жыл бұрын

Wow...Now that was a classy documentary/tribute. Thank you so much for posting. CBS did something back then that only the BBC now seems to be able to do. Splendid show. Again, thanks for posting.

@tylsimys67 11 ай бұрын

"To be or not to be" (1942) is the greatest comedy of all time - to me Jack Benny's very rare career highlights.

@ginaross5060 Жыл бұрын

thank you for posting this Jack Benny will always be remembered

@fscap811 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for re-posting this; I had seen it when you posted it originally. I loved Jack Benny watching him on TV from the late 50's thru the mid 60's. The thing that bothers me so is that I was 23 going on 24 when he died and I admired him greatly, yet I can't remember the day he died and somehow I feel that I should. I've purchased every book, tape and dvd about Jack that I could; it bothers me that, in retrospect, I didn't appreciate this man enough when he was alive.

@coldwinter5710 3 жыл бұрын

What a great man he was...this program brought me to tears...well done! May you be resting in peace & much laughter Mr. Benny. 💗

@leemclaury6251 7 жыл бұрын

"Fool around with me sister"

@Bix12 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice. He was a truly funny man...and a gentle, kind soul.

@elfowl135 6 жыл бұрын

We miss you Jack!!!! A LOT!!!!!!!!

@zhenminliu 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I’ve loved Jack Benny from young. In fact, I think watching his shows too much was one reason I didn’t do well in my secondary school exams. I never knew he was Jewish; what can I say: More than 70% of the people I admire are Jews.

@hudsony777 4 жыл бұрын

@nightowl5475 5 жыл бұрын

I like the Bob Hope eulogy. The last appearance he made was a guest appearance on the Dinah show. He looked great for he’s age and he was sharp too. It just goes to show you, you never know when you get your calling. Most of the people at his funeral are gone too. RIP Mr. Benny.

@rachelislen 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for posting, I always loved jack benny

@smalugin383 4 жыл бұрын

I am a otr truck driver thank god for xm radio. One of my favorite channels is old time radio and I could listen to the Jack Benny program all day and never get tired of it. I am only 51 but I miss Jack dearly.😥😥😥

@69nisi 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful tribute Video......I just finished the Book his wife wrote. He must have been a real gentle Man, and he was indeed very VERY talented. I enjoy it so much to watch him here on KZfaq. Greetings from Switzerland :-)))))

@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

Greetings from the U.S.! Nice to see Jack still has fans worldwide. :)

@baldilocks1914 7 жыл бұрын

What a class act he was

@RobertJonesWightpaint 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this tribute to one of the greatest comics the world has ever seen. Great though George Burns was in The Sunshine Boys (and he really was), it would have been wonderful to have seen Jack in the role - or any role. The interview he did with Phil Silvers was particularly moving, too. There's no one like these people these days, no matter where you happen to live.

@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

Glad you appreciated the video-- and thanks for the comment, Robert! There's some silent costume test footage of Jack as Al Lewis available on the bonus features of "The Sunshine Boys" DVD, but that's all we're ever gonna get. Al Lewis was actually a pretty unusual part for George Burns, in that it required him to act feeble minded much of the time (not that Jack Benny would be expected to play a feeble minded character, either!)

@bobalmendinger4930 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tribute ! Still, no one has filled those shoes.

@hudsony777 4 жыл бұрын

@johnfaro9129 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you for this fantastic post!! I have always loved Jack Benny and to see this great tribute to him brought tears to my eyes !!

@WhatsMyLine 8 жыл бұрын

Glad you appreciated the video, John. It's quite a moving tribute, especially the footage from the funeral.

@karenmallonee3867 3 жыл бұрын

😭 I truly looked like this little guy when I finished watching this. So hard to loose someone we love, like Bob Hope said, "Even if we have never met him." Jack Benny was a gift from above, how lucky we were!!! ❤️

@BBQFanNo1 6 жыл бұрын

Late 1974 marked the deaths of one of the most important two men in 20th century entertainment. Ed Sullivan on October 13, 1974 and Jack Benny on December 26, 1974. In 1973 no one could have been prepared in the next 24 months that Jack Benny, Ed Sullivan, Cass Elliott, The Three Stooges Larry Fine & Moe Howard and Others would all be gone.

@victorialouden1912 5 жыл бұрын

Bill Presley Anges Moorhead died that year as well.

@canuck_gamer3359 Жыл бұрын

I have to say, I was touched by Mr. Anderson's sentiments. It was obvious that the man admired and cared about Jack Benny a great deal. It's not at all surprising to me that those two men would have such a wonderful friendship in those days because often it's the people who have a good sense of humor who are the easiest going, 'coolest' and are less likely to be prejudicial.

@karenleemallonee684 Жыл бұрын

The sorrow I saw on every single face at the funeral, inside and out were sincerely grieved and brokenhearted. That truly touched me to my core. The end the duet with the lady, was absolutely classic!!! ❤️

@alexandraasbury9974 11 ай бұрын

A completely beautiful and fully informing video for those of us who have heard about Jack Benny, but really didn't get to see the show bcs we weren't of that age, yet. What a man Jack Benny was and what a stellar performer in comedy and what a wonderful man in life. I'm happy I can come here and now see the greatness that I have missed!!!