Noun
United States humorist (1889-1945)
Source: WordNetMany of the writers who have inspired me most are outside the genre: Humorists like Robert Benchley and James Thurber, screenwriters like Ben Hecht and William Goldman, and journalists/columnists like H.L. Mencken, Mike Royko and Molly Ivins. John Scalzi
Robert Benchley has a style that is weak and lies down frequently to rest. Max Eastman
Altman 156–8 When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, Parker and Benchley were part of a "board of editors" established by Ross to allay concerns of his investors. Source: Internet
"In 1964 I saw a small item in the New York Daily News about a fisherman who caught a 4,550lb Great White off the beaches of Long Island," Benchley told BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme. Source: Internet
Gary Benchley, Rock StarA Field Guide to the North American Family, staff writer for The Millions. Source: Internet
“I think our team chemistry is really good right now,” Benchley said. Source: Internet