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Mary Livingstone (born Sadya Marcowitz, [1] [2] later known as Sadie Marks; June 25, 1905 [3] – June 30, 1983) was an American radio comedienne and actress. She was the wife and radio partner of comedian Jack Benny.
Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing the violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film.
Jack Benny made his TV debut in 1949 with a local appearance on Los Angeles station KTTV, then a CBS affiliate. [26] On October 28, 1950, he made his full network debut over CBS Television. [7] The regular and continuing Jack Benny Program was telecast on CBS from October 28, 1950, to September 15, 1964. Benny's television shows were occasional ...
Group photograph of Eddie Anderson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mary Livingstone, Jack Benny, Don Wilson, and Mel Blanc. Two of Benny's gags that highlighted his image of a tightwad, were his Maxwell automobile, and the money vault beneath his home. The Maxwell sputtered and popped as either Benny or his valet Rochester drove it.
Mary Livingstone, Benny's wife, brought the singer to Benny's attention after hearing Day on the radio during a visit to New York. She took a recording of Day's singing to Benny, who then went to New York to audition Day. The audition resulted in Day's role on the Benny program. [7] Day's first recorded song was "Goodnight My Beautiful".
Mary Livingston was born around 1541, the daughter of Alexander Livingston, 5th Lord Livingston (c. 1500–1553), and his second wife Agnes Douglas, a daughter of John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton. As a child, she and three other girls of similar age and standing, were chosen by the queen's mother, Mary of Guise , to become one of Queen Mary's ...
Benny's career lasted from the early 20th century until his death in 1974. In Jack Benny's first film he starred along with Conrad Nagel as master of ceremonies in The Hollywood Revue of 1929, which was a big role for Jack at the time. Benny wouldn't start getting well known until his own radio program in 1934. The Hollywood Revue is also the ...
Jack Benny and Eddie Anderson disembark from a train in Los Angeles in 1943 with a camel.. Anderson's first appearance on The Jack Benny Program was on March 28, 1937. [9] [10] He was originally hired to play the one-time role of a redcap for a storyline in which the show traveled from Chicago to California by train, which coincided with the show's actual return to NBC's Radio City West in ...