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Robert Benchley Facts
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born |
Sep 15, 1889 Worcester, MA |
| Died |
Nov 21, 1945 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 56 |
| Total Facts | 6 |
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 40-41. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Father of Nathaniel Benchley, who wrote the novel "The Off-Islanders", which became the film The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966).
Grandfather of Nat Benchley and Peter Benchley, author of "Jaws.".
Interred at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Proposed the following epitaph for his tombstone although it was not ultimately used: "This is all above my head.".
The town of Benchley, Texas, is named after his grandfather, who founded it.