The worst belated Christmas gift ever... a eulogy for Jack Benny, who died December 26, 1974. This is a CBS News rememberance which aired three days later:
That CBS News special obviously concentrates on his CBS years (1949-64). You can also watch the special, "A Love Letter to Jack Benny" (which aired Feb. 5, 1981), hosted by George Burns, Johnny Carson and Bob Hope, for his NBC years (1964-74, when he was mostly doing specials). I do not believe it covers his time on NBC Radio (1932-48, except for a few months at CBS).
For good measure, read my post about Benny's "Si, Sy, So" routine with Mel Blanc and Johnny Carson.
I have added this table to keep track of when you could have seen (and heard) Mr. Benjamin Kubelsky...
NBC Radio: 05/02/32-12/26/48 (except 10/30/32-1/26/33 on CBS)
CBS Radio: 01/02/49-05/22/55
CBS-TV: 10/28/50-4/21/64
NBC-TV: 9/25/64-4/16/65, followed by specials through January, 1974
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