Benchley family

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The Benchley family is an American literary and entertainment family best known for humorist Robert Benchley and his descendants’ contributions to writing and film.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Robert Benchley 0
Peter Benchley 0
Nathaniel Benchley 0

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American family
entertainment family
family
film personality
literary family
person
screenwriter
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
employer The New Yorker NERFINISHED
Vanity Fair NERFINISHED
familyRelation father of Nathaniel Benchley
father of Peter Benchley
grandson of Robert Benchley
son of Nathaniel Benchley
son of Robert Benchley
genre adventure fiction
children’s literature
fiction
humor
thriller
hasNotableMember J. Fox Benchley NERFINISHED
Nathaniel Benchley NERFINISHED
Peter Benchley NERFINISHED
Robert Benchley NERFINISHED
memberOf Benchley family NERFINISHED
notableFor film work
humor writing
notableWork How to Sleep NERFINISHED
Jaws NERFINISHED
The Deep NERFINISHED
The Treasurer’s Report NERFINISHED
occupation actor
biographer
children’s writer
columnist
drama critic
humorist
novelist
screenwriter
writer

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Christopher Benchley memberOf Benchley family