Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story
New York: Warner Books, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. First edition/printing. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. x+ 302 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Foreword by George Burns. Written with the assitance of his daughter Joan, the story of one of the top entertainers of the 20th century, Jack Benny (1894-1974). The book incorporates never-before-seen material from Jack's unfinished autobiography, memories of Joan's time with her father, Benny comedy routines, anecdotes about everyone from Cary Grant to Marilyn Monroe to Harry Truman. Born Benjamin Kubelsky in Chicago, Benny began in local vaudeville in 1911 and over the next decade and a half graduated to the top circuits in the country. His radio show debuted in 1932 on the NBC Blue network and made him a national star; the show would continue on radio and later TV until 1965. Fine / fine. Item #E25863
ISBN: 9780446515467
Price: $17.50