Pop a Benny

I'll admit it. I was introduced to Jack Benny by Warner Brothers. I don't know very much about him, but I love him anyways. A few days ago my mom and I were talking about odd questions that pop into our heads that scream to be answered. I was wondering if Lloyd Bridges was still alive and she wanted to know if Jack Benny was gay. I think her main reason for thinking this was because of his sort of feminine habit of putting his hand to his face. As far as I can tell, mom, Jack Benny is not gay. He was married to Mary Livingstone, a distant cousin to the Marx Brothers, who collaborated with him throughout his career. According to Wikipedia, "Mr. Benny's will arranged for flowers, specifically a single long-stemmed red rose, to be delivered to his widowed wife, Mary Livingstone, every day for the rest of her life. Livingstone died nine years later on June 30, 1983." It sounds like he was deeply in love with Mary.
Enjoy this cartoon that introduced me to dear Jack Benny.




Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998) :(