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| Robert (Charles), 1889–1945, U.S. humorist, drama critic, and actor. |
| Bench·ley (běnch'lē) American humorist, critic, and actor whose works, including the film How to Sleep (1935) and the book My Ten Years in a Quandary (1936), often pitted an average American against the complexities of modern life. |
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