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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 and daughter Joan on the set of his TV show, 1954. Benny also acted in films, including the Academy Award-winning The Hollywood Revue of 1929, Broadway Melody of 1936 (as a benign nemesis for Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor), George Washington Slept Here (1942), and notably, Charley's Aunt (1941) and To Be or Not to Be (1942).
Artists and Models Abroad (UK title: Stranded in Paris) is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Jack Benny, Joan Bennett and Mary Boland. It was made by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Ken Englund, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Joan is a British crime drama television miniseries created by Anna Symon for ITV. ... the bartender is played by Joan Hannington's real life son Benny. [6] Filming
Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27, 1910 – December 7, 1990) was an American stage, film, and television actress, one of three acting sisters from a show-business family. Beginning her career on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 films from the era of silent films , well into the sound era .
Benny & Joon is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about how two eccentric individuals, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper ("Joon") (Mary Stuart Masterson), find each other and fall in love.
In the radio show's final years (1952–1955), Mary's character appeared less and less. When the show was transcribed (pre-recorded), Mary's daughter, Joan Benny, would fill in for her mother when the cast recorded the episode in front of a live studio audience, and Mary would later dub in her lines from the safety of her living room at home.
Virginia Joan Bennett was born at Mother Cabrini Hospital in New York City. [1] She was raised in a Roman Catholic family [1] in suburban Bronxville, New York.Her parents were Virginia Joan Stead (1911–1976) and Harry Wiggin Bennett Jr. (1907-1981) [1] Her father was a graduate of Cornell University and worked as an advertising executive.