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Jack Benny, whose birth name was Benjamin Kubelsky, was born in Chicago, Illinois on St. Valentine's Day, (February 14), 1894. He was an accomplished violinist and at the age of 17, began playing in local theaters. In 1911 he played in the same theater as The Marx Brothers and eventually married their distant cousin, Mary Livingstone.

Jack was also a film actor and radio comedian and was best known for his radio show called "The Jack Benny Program" which was on the air from 1932 to 1948 on NBC and from 1949 to 1955 on CBS.

He died on December 26, 1974 at the age of 80 years old.

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