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Robert Benchley

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Robert Benchley (1889–1945) was an American humorist, journalist, drama critic, and film actor. A central figure of the Algonquin Roundtable, he was renowned for his articles in the New Yorker. Defining humor as “anything that makes people laugh,” he had a great impact on humorists such as Woody Allen and Dave Barry.