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The first full-length annotated bibliography brings together citations to most of Benchley's collected and uncollected works.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Books Essays Newspaper Writings Dramatic Criticism Secondary Sources Filmography Short Subjects Feature Film Appearances Other Feature Films with Contributions by Benchley Discography Recordings Featuring Benchley Recordings of Benchley Material A Benchley Publishing Chronology Index

About the Author

GORDON E. ERNST, JR., is a librarian at West Virginia University.

Reviews

.,."this work is useful and the most comprehensive bibliography on this U.S. humorist"-ARBA

?...this work is useful and the most comprehensive bibliography on this U.S. humorist?-ARBA

?This bibliography does a great service for those researching Benchley and his contemporaries by providing access to little known items written by this twentieth-century humorist, as well as providing information on the films he appeared in and the content of his recordings. Recommended.?-Reference Book Review

?This volume draws together bibliographic information on books, essays, newspaper columns, and dramatic criticism. Appropriate for research collections on 20th-century humor or popular culture.?-Choice

..."this work is useful and the most comprehensive bibliography on this U.S. humorist"-ARBA

"This volume draws together bibliographic information on books, essays, newspaper columns, and dramatic criticism. Appropriate for research collections on 20th-century humor or popular culture."-Choice

"This bibliography does a great service for those researching Benchley and his contemporaries by providing access to little known items written by this twentieth-century humorist, as well as providing information on the films he appeared in and the content of his recordings. Recommended."-Reference Book Review