KNBC-4 1974 Special Report Jack Benny Death B/W Telecast

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  @vividwatch47 · 7 years ago (edited)

  Jack Benny made being cheap an art form but was a charitable man in real life.

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• LI

  @lindaeasley5606 · 5 years ago

  Back then , the media really paid tribute to passing greats .Today it's a 2 minute segment going over their career

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  @dariowiter3078 · 7 years ago (edited)

  Jack was one of the greatest comedians that American show business ever produced.  ☺️

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  @shackdaddy7106 · 5 years ago

  Johnny Carson’s on TV relationship with Ed McMahon was inspired by Jack Benny’s relationship to Phil Harris and Don Wilson.

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  @leilanirocks · 3 years ago

  Losing Jack Benny is my first memory of the loss of a true ⭐️ in my lifetime. It was 1974 and I was barely 6 years old. It rendered Christmas 1974 a real bummer; the first and last time Jack Benny was ever associated with a “bummer”. I recall how sad it made all of the adults in my sphere, my grandfather was not given to emotion but was clearly touched and shaken when Jack passed. <br><br>Since then I have watched and listened to many of Jacks shows and routines and in particular when he is with Johnny Carson setting him up, I can laugh at Jack as heartily today as I heard my own parents and grandparents laugh at him. <br><br>Now my parents are quite old, and my grandparents have all passed on, and when I think of Jack Benny I can’t help but think of them too, and the memories are always of laughter and some very good times. <br><br>RIP Jack…. and thanks. <br><br>But you still owe me that dollar I loaned you… 💵 🎻

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• PK

  @pkf81366 · 5 years ago

  Jack was a sharp man. .I know he played a tight ass, but I think he was generous in real life

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• TA

  @tapthatt2012 · 7 years ago

  Still watch Jack Benny in reruns on my digital channels. Classic.

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  @MarkEvanWhite · 7 years ago

  I started listening to Jack Benny radio show about one year ago thanks to YouTube.<br>Amazing, intelligent and hilarious! Right up there with the Andy Griffith show. Very rare artistry genius indeed.

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  @GP40Milepost72 · 5 years ago (edited)

  Interesting tidbit when Mark Goodson was redoing The Price Is Right in 1972 he wanted Dennis James as the host but CBS at that time insisted on Bob Barker because of all things his voice had the same tone as Jack Benny. If you close your eyes and listen to Bob Barker in the 70s you can hear the resemblance in his voice.

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  @StevenTorrey · 5 years ago

  At 75 years of age, Jack Benny said he didn&apos;t feel old. &nbsp;At 75, I don&apos;t feel old &nbsp;Even as walking starts to be a literal pain, however slight. &nbsp;So I guess it is true-&quot;if you don&apos;t mind, it doesn&apos;t natter.&quot;

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  @brianocallaghan7172 · 5 years ago

  jack benny, a wonderful human being &nbsp;. &nbsp;. &nbsp;. &nbsp;.isaac stern

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  @michaelweisberg6685 · 5 years ago

  As a College student I had a dream job in the Summer, driving the celebrities of Classical music and Hollywood, when they appeared at the Temple University Music Festival.<br><br>On July 4th 1974, I was asked to drive from Philadelphia to the Wolftrap Music Festival outside of Washington DC.<br><br>In those days there was no GPS and I followed a complicated set of driving instructions. <br><br>I met Mr. Benny backstage after his performance, along with his longtime business agent Jack Fein. He is the ONLY celebrity that I felt nervous meeting, as I grew up seeing him on television.<br><br>I was so nervous I asked several people where I could find access to I-95 North. Everyone said be sure not to miss the first left turn out of the Complex, and that it looked like an ordinary driveway.<br><br>Of course I missed the turn and now I had to remember the ten turns it took me to get to the Theatre.<br><br>Mr. Benny was seated next to me in the front passenger seat and his agent behind me.<br><br>Nine turns later, the flop sweat pouring down my face, Mr. Benny never addressed me personally. In that inimitable drawl he turned to his agent and said, &quot;Jack, I don&apos;t think this young man knows where he is going&quot;. At that EXACT moment the signage for I-95 North Baltimore and Philadelphia came into view. Mr. Fein pointed that out to Mr. Benny and all went well until I attempted a conversation.<br><br>I told Mr. Benny that I really enjoyed a movie he did where he was a trumpet player who fell asleep during a commercial. He dreamed he was a Heavenly Angel whose trumpet at midnight would end the World. It was aptly named &quot;The Horn Blows at Midnight&quot;.<br><br>I mentioned to Mr. Benny how much I liked the film and with that straight face dryly responded, &quot;I hated it, it made no money&quot;.<br><br>This occurred only 5 months before his death. I took note of the fact he looked especially frail and tired. I wondered how he was going to do a show the next night after arriving past midnight in Philadelphia. But, the moment he took the stage he came to life, buoyant with energy.<br><br>In retelling this story on a radio show asking what you did on the 4th of July, a features writer heard me. This led to a half page article with the headline &quot;Temple Student Drives Festival Stars&quot;. It ran with me opening the door for Dionne Warwick, the performer that night.<br><br>I will always remember Mr. Benny as the consummate comedian and performer, and though he wasn&apos;t fond of the film I mentioned, he is a Heavenly Angel playing his violin.

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