Radio Drama · Old Time Radio

The Jack Benny Story

Heard
1975
Episodes
3

The Jack Benny Story is a three part retrospective on the life of Jack Benny (1894-1974) that was produced by American International Productions, narrated by Tom Read (executor of the Old Time Radio National Archives). This retrospective was made in early 1975 to be broadcast on radio stations throughout the country. The Paul Harvey Archives obtained a copy of the original tapes from Tom Read in 2017 and digitized them for posterity. Enjoy!

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. Hour 1

    No date given · No. 1975 · 43 min

  2. Hour 2

    No date given · No. 1975 · 45 min

  3. Hour 3

    No date given · No. 1975 · 45 min

Where it comes from 1

The archive items its episodes are played from, best first, with each one’s rights as its archive states them. An episode two sets both hold is played from the first.

  1. The Jack Benny Story

    Old Time Radio · American International Productions · 3 episodes here · archive.org

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