The Jack Benny Program, Collection 1

Born in Chicago, February 14, 1894, Benjamin Kubelsky would later become known as Jack Benny. As a boy, he was encouraged by his Jewish immigrant parents from Poland to become a concert violinist.He learned to play quite well and hit the vaudeville stage, where he played popular songs and honed a suave-but-fragile personality, telling self-deprecating jokes.Benny guested on the Ed Sullivan radio show March 19, 1932 and was an instant success.Canada Dry signed him to a contract that same yea...