One of the
longest
running
and most
successful
comedies
in the
history of
radio, The
Jack Benny
Show was
loosely
organized
as a
situation
comedy.
Often
beginning
with an
opening
period of
repartee
among cast
members,
it
continued
with a
comic skit
featuring
many of
the
supporting
characters
who became
household
names. The
humor is
as fresh
as the day
it was
written,
the timing
of the
crew a
marvel of
the
medium.
Jack Benny
was a
total
delight
and his
legacy
will
always be
remembered.
Cast:
Jack
Benny,
George
Hicks,
George
Olsen,
Ethel
Shutta,
Sadye
Marks,
Mary
Livingstone,
Ted Weems,
James
Melton,
Frank
Parker,
Howard
Claney,
Alois
Havrilla,
Frank
Black, Don
Wilson,
Don Bestor,
Jimmy
Grier,
Johnny
Green,
Michael
Bartlett,
Kenny
Baker,
Phil
Harris,
Eddie
Anderson,
Rochester
Van Jones,
Dennis
Day, Sam
Hearn,
Andy
Devine,
Mel Blanc,
Frank
Nelson,
Joe Besser,
Artie
Auerbach,
Larry
Stevens,
Sara
Berner,
Bea
Benaderet,
Jane
Morgan,
Gloria
Gordon,
Sheldon
Leonard,
Joseph
Kearns,
Ronald and
Benita
Colman,
Bill Days,
Max Smith,
John Rarig,
Gurney
Bell, Jay
Mayer,
Marty
Sperzel,
Thurl
Ravenscroft,
Bob
Crosby,
Bob Gregor,
Sid
Silvers,
Paul
Douglas,
Dix Davis,
Elliott
Lewis,
Eddie
Marr,
Blanche
Stewart,
Veola Vonn,
Frank
Fontaine.
Announcers:
Sponsors:
Producer:
Hilliard
Marks,
Irving
Fein
Directors:
Writers:
Harry Conn,
Al
Boasberg,
Howard
Snyder,
Hugh
Wedlock Jr,
Bill
Morrow, Ed
Beloin,
Sam
Perrin,
Milt
Josefsberg,
George
Balzer,
John
Tackaberry.
Sound:
ORCHESTRA:
Mahlon
Merrick
SOUND
EFFECTS:
Ed Ludes,
Virgil
Reimer,
Jack
Wormser,
Monty
Fraser
(NBC);
James
Murphy,
Gene
Twombly,
Cliff
Thorsness
(CBS).
THEMES:
Yankee
Doodle
Boy,
blending
into Love
in Bloom
(Benny's
personal
theme);
Hooray for
Hollywood
(closing
theme).
