KNBC-4 1974 Special Report Jack Benny Death B/W Telecast
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- KNBC-4 1974 Special Report Jack Benny Death B/W Telecast
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As a College student I had a dream job in the Summer, driving the celebrities of Classical music and Hollywood, when they appeared at the Temple University Music Festival.
On July 4th 1974, I was asked to drive from Philadelphia to the Wolftrap Music Festival outside of Washington DC.
In those days there was no GPS and I followed a complicated set of driving instructions.
I met Mr. Benny backstage after his performance, along with his longtime business agent Jack Fein. He is the ONLY celebrity that I felt nervous meeting, as I grew up seeing him on television.
I was so nervous I asked several people where I could find access to I-95 North. Everyone said be sure not to miss the first left turn out of the Complex, and that it looked like an ordinary driveway.
Of course I missed the turn and now I had to remember the ten turns it took me to get to the Theatre.
Mr. Benny was seated next to me in the front passenger seat and his agent behind me.
Nine turns later, the flop sweat pouring down my face, Mr. Benny never addressed me personally. In that inimitable drawl he turned to his agent and said, "Jack, I don't think this young man knows where he is going". At that EXACT moment the signage for I-95 North Baltimore and Philadelphia came into view. Mr. Fein pointed that out to Mr. Benny and all went well until I attempted a conversation.
I told Mr. Benny that I really enjoyed a movie he did where he was a trumpet player who fell asleep during a commercial. He dreamed he was a Heavenly Angel whose trumpet at midnight would end the World. It was aptly named "The Horn Blows at Midnight".
I mentioned to Mr. Benny how much I liked the film and with that straight face dryly responded, "I hated it, it made no money".
This occurred only 5 months before his death. I took note of the fact he looked especially frail and tired. I wondered how he was going to do a show the next night after arriving past midnight in Philadelphia. But, the moment he took the stage he came to life, buoyant with energy.
In retelling this story on a radio show asking what you did on the 4th of July, a features writer heard me. This led to a half page article with the headline "Temple Student Drives Festival Stars". It ran with me opening the door for Dionne Warwick, the performer that night.
I will always remember Mr. Benny as the consummate comedian and performer, and though he wasn't fond of the film I mentioned, he is a Heavenly Angel playing his violin.
Back then , the media really paid tribute to passing greats .Today it's a 2 minute segment going over their career
Or someone who wouldn't know the personality from a hole-in-the-ground robotically mouthing a Wickepedeia article.
Al the greats are already dead. No entertainer left alive is worth any effort or air time.
When Mary Tyler Moore died her old network did a one hour special.
Well the modern day so called celebrities aren’t what they use to be. They aren’t worth more than two minutes
But there really isn't anyone as big as they where back then
Losing Jack Benny is my first memory of the loss of a true ⭐️ in my lifetime. It was 1974 and I was barely 6 years old. It rendered Christmas 1974 a real bummer; the first and last time Jack Benny was ever associated with a “bummer”. I recall how sad it made all of the adults in my sphere, my grandfather was not given to emotion but was clearly touched and shaken when Jack passed.
Since then I have watched and listened to many of Jacks shows and routines and in particular when he is with Johnny Carson setting him up, I can laugh at Jack as heartily today as I heard my own parents and grandparents laugh at him.
Now my parents are quite old, and my grandparents have all passed on, and when I think of Jack Benny I can’t help but think of them too, and the memories are always of laughter and some very good times.
RIP Jack…. and thanks.
But you still owe me that dollar I loaned you… 💵 🎻
Jack Benny made being cheap an art form but was a charitable man in real life.
Jack was one of the greatest comedians that American show business ever produced. ☺️
Interesting tidbit when Mark Goodson was redoing The Price Is Right in 1972 he wanted Dennis James as the host but CBS at that time insisted on Bob Barker because of all things his voice had the same tone as Jack Benny. If you close your eyes and listen to Bob Barker in the 70s you can hear the resemblance in his voice.
Still watch Jack Benny in reruns on my digital channels. Classic.
@D Heine Antenna TV.Is on from 5-6 AM weekdays Eastern Time.
@@DwighttFrye that's when I catch it
Yep Antenna TV!
Glad I taped (disc-ed?) the Antenna TV JBP/TB&AS New years Marathon the first year they ran it.
@@DwighttFrye : Now, ‘The Jack Benny Program’ is on from 7-8 a.m. Monday -Friday.
Jack Benny had a very understated comedy sense. Never over the top to get a laugh, Understated,
another sign of Jack's greatness was his willingness to let others get the laughs. I once heard him talking about it and he said it was find because the next day at the water cooler people would talk about how funny the Jack Benny Show was the previous night. Waukegan has a statue of Jack across from the Genesee Theater (a famous theater at one time. If you watch the film Yankee Doodle Dandy it's mentioned when George M. Cohen calls his parents who are playing at that theater).
Johnny Carson’s on TV relationship with Ed McMahon was inspired by Jack Benny’s relationship to Phil Harris and Don Wilson.
I started listening to Jack Benny radio show about one year ago thanks to UA-cam.
Amazing, intelligent and hilarious! Right up there with the Andy Griffith show. Very rare artistry genius indeed.
Thanks for sharing this. Jack Benny was a class act as a human being plus, comedy! There's a reason why young comics venerate him to this day - just watching a short clip of Benny is a master class in comedic writing, character and timing. He is truly missed but left us a legacy beyond compare.
This is fantastic! Somehow, I have never seen this program before and II can't think of a reason why I haven't. Jack Benny, his wife Mary Livingstone, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc and many others that appeared on Jack's radio and TV programs. Jack Benny was one of the truly hilarious comedians that ever existed. His humor was not based in being angry or using nasty words, like so many comedians do today. My wife and I do laugh at comedians using foul language, but as we've gotten older, we find ourselves drawn to older radio shows from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. The humor is based on intelligence and timing. That's rarely used now, but it was then and people like Jack Benny, George Burns and Mel Allen. We're poorer for it too, because those people were absolutely the funniest comedians I can think of, just the best.
Thank you for putting this in circulation on youtube. It's a real pleasure to see this.
I think you mean Fred Allen, not Mel Allen .
@@kevinmadden1645 You're right! Fred Allen and his feud with Jack Benny was too funny!
I was fortunate to go backstage during intermission and meet Jack Benny in 1971 at his show at the Circle Star Theater in California. What a nice man, so unpretentious. Had I seen his What's My Line 1953 episode where he was hilarious as the mystery guest, I would have mentioned it to him. But that show was on 3 years before I was born. I didn't get to watch it until 2016 on UA-cam.
Jack Benny was my favorite comedian. I was 15 when he died and his cold stare drove me hysterical.
I was 15 also when he died. Use to watch his show every night at 11pm before going to sleep. I use to imitate him, Rochester and many other celebrities. I could do John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Jerry Lewis and several others. These days the celebrities don't have distinctive voices. Goodnight Gracie!
@@davidpanetta6400 I'm older than both of you. I was 17. You're right about all voices coming together and sounding alike. The proliferation of radio and TV did that. Everyone was listing to California voices instead of their old local dialects. The only exception is Al Bundy.
@@rotunda57 I enjoyed Jack Benny more than George Burns. George was the straight man for Gracie. She was a riot.
Jack Benny’s radio show was simply a classic !
1941’s “To Be or Not To Be” was his greatest film…Carole Lombard’s last film…Absolutely wonderful.
"To Be or Not To Be" is one of my favorites, and Carol Lombard was not only stunningly beautiful, but very funny.
Thanx for sharing this..I was 7 when he died but barely remember him being on a Dean Martin roast when it first aired...love the 30s to 50s comedians..lot more funny lot more clean comedy..I will take that any day
I was 4 Love Jack Benny now! Didn't know about him then of course.
Deano did George Burn's roast and he was mentioned and I saw everyone on the diest their faces went solem and I just know that the audience shed a tear or two and I know he was smiling down on his friends
I was also 7 when he died. I remember that my grandparents made a big deal about it. I thought he looked older than "39" 😂. I've seen him in reruns since then and heard his radio shows. Love his work.
He died when I was a kid him and George Burn's were really close like brothers
At 75 years of age, Jack Benny said he didn't feel old. At 75, I don't feel old Even as walking starts to be a literal pain, however slight. So I guess it is true-"if you don't mind, it doesn't natter."
The program leaves out that Jack spent much of his career at CBS, on radio and television. It was the arrogance of NBC management, specifically David Sarnoff, that drove Jack and many others to leave NBC. Sarnoff thought people listened to NBC and it didn't matter whom they put on the air. It's often called the CBS "talent raid" but it wasn't a raid. It was NBC's alienation of talent. Jack, George Burns, Amos 'n' Andy, Edgar Bergen, Red Skelton and others who left NBC laid the groundwork for CBS' dominance of prime time television for the mediums first three decades.
To be fair, CBS did their own posthumous Jack Benny tribute. But wasn't that one shown in prime time?
Sadly, Jack Benny later had to deal with the indignity of CBS programmer James Aubrey cancelling his show personally. A hideous man.
I can’t seem to get enough of Jack Benny here on UA-cam! I just love him! Loved his humor, and his deadpan faces! He was a classic!
A truly beautiful human being,a treasure to behold
Thank you for putting this up
Jack was a sharp man. .I know he played a tight ass, but I think he was generous in real life
Thank you for this. I remember Jack Benny's death. I was eleven years old and it hit me hard. I feel like he was the first person I really "knew" who had died.
I remember it too. I was ten. It was very sad. It stands out as one of the saddest celebrity deaths, because he was so beloved.
I was 8 years old when Mr. Benny passed away. I remember my parents were saddened to hear the news of his passing. My brother and I were still a bit young to understand at the time.
T.S. was terrific! This is an Historic Broadcast in that many of the early Pioneers from Vaudville, Radio, Television and Motion Pictures were still around to discuss Mr. Benny's greatness and passing. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this link. I remember watching when it first aired. That man is still so missed.
One of the few saddest days i can ever remember of any celebrity death in the 1970's along with remembering first hearing about Ed Sullivan's death a couple of months earlier, Elvis Presley's death and Chicago Terry Kath's death. i was a little too young to remember Jimi Hendrix's and Janis Joplin's deaths in 1970.
Eerie that Jack Benny died only two months and 13 days after Sullivan (he made his debut on his radio series).
Moe Howard, Groucho Marx, LBJ, Harry S. Truman, and Howard Hawks
Indeed tragic days that year
Also Duke Ellington May 24. 1974.....his tribute is also on Obsolete Video.
Freddie Prinze in January of 1977 at the age of 22. That was a tough loss considering his age.
Benny once said it didn't matter who got the laugh...as long as the show was funny that's what mattered....his fake, manufactured, feud with Fred Allen is classic
The ensemble cast in his radio and TV show was out-of-this-world. Such chemistry, class and hilarity !!
The horn blows at midnight!
George Washington Slept Here, To Be, Or Not To Be.
Jack was on CBS throughout most of his career. The closing years he was on NBC. Jack did so much for tv but far more for radio. I saw him perform in person n 1964. Amazing.
Jack Benny was a beautiful great man. He made the world a better place.
jack benny, a wonderful human being . . . .isaac stern
Sad part to note is that Larry fine of the Three Stooges would suffer another stroke that would eventually take his life two weeks after
He suffered the stroke the same day Benny died.
Thank you for sharing this. I admired his career. God Bless You for this.
These are the types of events that are fascinating to watch--just for the remembering of what everyone thought was important at the time.
Jack had the greatest comedy show on radio. The longest running gag, he was 39 years old.
What a fantastic panel!!
As a kid I remember how TV programs would pause for 15 to 30 minutes to pay tribute to a passing celebrity. Today it's just a passing comment in the evening news.
Less and less regard for anything that happened before today. Too bad. People who came before us were so smart and talented. At least we can watch their recordings.
Jack Benny, who as a teen studied to be a concert quality violinist, and could have been, bequeathed his Stradivarius violin to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. It is sometimes played, and it is said that players and listeners feel surrounded by Mr. Benny's magical energy and charm. The inscription on his crypt, in Culver City, says it all: "Jack Benny: A gentle man." And.....a gentleman.
Just recently me found out JB in youtube and I realized how great he is…he still lives and makes me laugh. Thanks
And now they are all dead: Tom Snyder, Sheldon Leonard, Mel Blanc, Dennis Day, Edwin Newman, Isaac Stern, Jack Paar
Indeed! These giants of journalism/entertainment/voice-over work/television/movies/theater will NEVER be forgotten!
@@jimhanold9026 These entertainers and media figures will not be forgotten so long as there are those still alive to remember them, mostly those who were born and cognizant while these personalities were still living, but also a smaller number who became interested in the works of these persons from a historical perspective..
As for Jack Benny himself, since he died in 1974, almost no one born after about 1971 would have been cognizant of his television appearances (on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," "The Merv Griffin Show," and his last few TV specials) while he was still living. So after about 2069 or 2070 most of those who were very young when Benny was still alive will also be deceased, if they even live to be a century or so old.
The majority of those still alive today who would recall Jack Benny when he was still living are Baby Boomers, who will mostly all be deceased by 2050-2060, if not sooner.
But thanks to UA-cam and over-the-air digital sub-channel television networks (such as Antenna TV), "The Jack Benny Program" and his TV appearances and specials are being seen again by those not born when Benny was living. Additionally, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) occasionally shows some of Benny's small number of films, the better ones such as "To Be or Not to Be" (co-starring Carole Lombard) and "George Washington Slept Here" (co-starring Ann Sheridan).
So let's hope younger persons today will share Jack Benny's works with their children and grandchildren, which is really how legacies are preserved.
Well versed. Thank you.🤗
@WinGate Mose
NEVER GIVE UP. GOD IS WITH YOU. I JUST FEEL ONE OF HIS ANGELS HAS SOMETHING VERY GOOD IN STORE FOR YOU. MANY OF US ARE LONELY AND MISS OUR FAMILY. BLESSINGS.
And, so will we all be
What a career: a star in vaudeville, radio, t,v. the concert stage, and movies. An amazing man and talent.
IM 81 I'M REMEMBER WHEN SOMEONE GAVE MY BROTHER AN AM RADIO WHEN HE WAS 10. I WAS 8 LISTENING. TO JACK BENNY 1947. RADIO PROGRAM
This is definitely not a commercial recording, most likely a Sony open reel home machine. The quality is still surprisingly good after all these years
Yes your correct it's a black and white Reel To Reel Recording
Have to agree with Tom Snyder's comment that it is 'a joke of the first magnitude' to only give a show like this a half-hour. CBS, where Jack did most of his TV work, gave him an hour in prime time on Sunday night, December 29th, hosted by Charles Kuralt(and available on UA-cam).
On July 27, 2003, NBC paid exactly two and a half minutes to honor Bob Hope's memory after his death, at 8pm(et). Then, they went on with one of Jeff Zucker's favorite "reality" competitions on NBC, "FEAR FACTOR". If ZUCKER didn't care enough to interrupt the network's prIme-time schedule- or Jay Leno's "TONiGHT SHOW"- with a decent tribute [one WAS presented on MSNBC, I believe].......he figured, why should you?
@@fromthesidelines The MSNBC tribute was from Jane Pauley's "Time And Again' series...and it had aired (on both cable and broadcast) two months earlier, on Hope's 100th birthday.(Pauley did an updated intro to acknowledge Hope's death).
@Barry I. Grauman: I think NBC attempted to make up for it when they aired the "Love Letter to Jack Benny" TV special in February 1981. Yes, 6 years and a month AFTER he had passed away did the executives at NBC decide to salute him. The special was even advertised on the cover of TV Guide with it's three hosts Johnny Carson, George Burns, and Bob Hope appearing in front of the famed illustration of Jack from the TV series.
This was considered as an almost instant news special. NBC was lucky to had gathered together these stars with a 24 hour period in December 1974 to pay tribute, and with specials for the Christmas and New Years holiday already scheduled, the best place to had insert it was to delay the start of the Tonight Show, which was prepared earlier.
@@ACcountryFan They had nothing to "make up for." In less than 24 hours they produced a special with several guest stars and delayed The Tonight Show for half an hour. What more do you want?
Thank You For A Wonderful yesteryear.
Sweet memories of a true comedy genius.
I remember Jack when he when he was funny I remember in fact I remember watching him and the late 60s and early 70s when he really came of age. And besides that that was just it I mean he was just one of the Great ones. And he still is today. Although it's been 47 years now since he died but I can tell you this much he sure made an impact on my life and he sure taught people how to be funny in their own right.
THE class act of the last century: Jack Benny
Jack Benny was a class act.....I loved his show......
Jack started on NBC Radio in 1931 and stayed until the 1950 "Paley's Raid" that brought him to CBS and television. In the 60's, Jack returned to NBC, primarily in specials.
Real comedic great and legends giving tribute to a kind and great legend.... it's too bad many today can't even come close
Oh how we need him now
His death made the front pages. It was huge.
It was once said after Bill Paley got Bing and Benny to leave…CBS was called
Crosby and Benny’s Strongbox
Still watch his old tv shows
Jack Benny: the last of the old timer comedians.
one of my favourite comics of all time
He was a great friend , as many a story about him have proven.
I was 12 at the time but do remember my mom and dad talking about it.
Jack you are still making people laugh r.i.p
"Your money or your life!" LOL
This December will mark 50 years since this tragic news was announced. Mr. Benny passed away from pancreatic cancer, to this day, a most diffiult cancer to control.
Then, there were GIANTS, we appreciated them, we cherished their existence, they spawned the Greatest Generation - which brought us into this world, but realized how very great they were - far too late for them to know just how much they were appreciated, and more importantly, loved...
,,, and today, we have "Auto-Tune®", and tolerate the present, by living in the past...... Progress??
At least we can find lots of the past immortalized on platforms like UA-cam.
@@kelseymathias3881 Totally true! I wonder what people will be watching in another ten years??
@@AMStationEngineer I'm hopeful that a lot of people will be watching. After all, many people love classical music from hundreds of years ago. I love movies from the 1940s. Quality is quality and there will always be people who will seek it out 😊
39 is way too young to lose a star like Jack Benny.
I loved Phil Harris the most!
I met Phil Harris in Reno on my way to Viet Nam in 1969. Spent over an hour with him at the bar and we had a great time.
.mr benny always gave the spotlte to others
The inspiration for Benny Hills stage name.
Why is this in black and white? By the way, thanks for this great memory of Jack!
Every tv show is better in black and white
Originally telecast on December 27, 1974.
I vaguely remembered the special.
With NBC Voice Over,, Eddy King!!
I'm familiar with the gentlemen on the stage but the fellow with the pipe I'm not familiar with,Who is he?
Best of all time . Comedy today is vulgar, shameless, stupid, political and most definitely not funny and most disgusting.
I know he was always parodied in merry melodies Cartoons.
With everything happening around the world at that time. Who worries about Jack Benny most people do some people don't
It’s a lie…he was 39❤
Why was this in black and white?
This was 1974. Why is this in black & white?
Oh my
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OK. Recoded of rabbit ears. But what recording equipment was out then to record on
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IF. JACK. WERE. STILL WIYH. US. WOULD. HE. DO. COMMERICALS. FO. DOLLAR. TREE 🌳 ? OR. 99 CENTS. STORES ?
Some people didn't like Tom Snyder, and he was a bit roughly treated. He didn't fit into the mold.
This reminded how bad this guy was a announcer.
N.B.c purposely broadcast that in b and w as means of empathizing the nostalgia of the past.
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BENNY. BROUGHT. OUT VTHE. BES T😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅❤❤😅😅😅😅
Where’s Carson?
Probably too upset to talk; Benny was Carson's favorite comedian and idol.
It's said the emotionally distant and rather cold Carson only cried twice in his life: when his father died, and when Benny passed.
Ed wasn’t the best interviewer.
Why ruin the video by plastering that stupid logo on it?
Today the cancel culture would have canceled Jack Benny for promoting racial stereotypes due to his show that had a black assistant, Rochester.
Who is jack benny?
Poor audio
Loved it thank you for showing it loved Jack
At that time network audio was sent to affiliates and to NBC Burbank, by AT&T narrow band phone lines. Only later did the video and audio "ride together" via microwave transmission. The tape was mastered in Burbank but sent from New York.
That’s what it sounded like “back in the day”
Well, for starters, it’s 40-some years old.
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