<span>From dust jacket 
notes: "...For more than forty years, Jack Benny spread joy and laughter
 through his radio and television shows, steadfastly keeping to his 
carefully honed image of the skinflint. Millions 'knew' that he owned an
 antique Maxwell, driven by Rochester; that he kept his wealth in an 
underground vault; that his neighbors, Ronald and Benita Coleman, 
abhorred him; that Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Phil Harris and Don 
Wilson were his 'gang.' But what was Benny like in real life?...Here is 
the delightful story of Mary and Jack's first meeting (set up by the 
Marx Brothers), his friendship with George Burns, the hilarious outcome 
of his crush on Greer Garson, his idiosyncracies, and, yes, the three 
men Jack didn't like. But, above all, this is the story of the Benny 
broadcasting phenomenon: his relationships with the people he worked 
with...the Fred Allen feud...the wonderful characters who studded his 
show - like Mel Blanc (the French violin teacher), Sheldon Leonard, Mr. 
Kitzle and Benny Rubin...Jack's reluctance to use 'blue' material...his 
most expensive radio gag...his willingness to try anything 
different...why he left NBC for CBS...the change from radio to 
television. Enriched with scores of warmly remembered jokes and skits, a
 complete filmography, and 137 rare photographs, this book is destined 
to take its place as one of the enduring showbiz biographies."</span>

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