Benchley's Best Author:Robert Benchley Robert Benchley (1889-1945), father of noted children's author Nathaniel Benchley and grandfather of Peter Benchley (author of Jaws), was a drama critic, an actor, and one of the greatest wits of his time. His dry humor influenced many of his contemporaries, including E.B. White, James Thurber, and S.J. Perlman, and secured him a place in the li... more »ne of great American humorists that began with Mark Twain. Benchley's Best consists of several of his most popular sketches, originally written for such publications as The New Yorker, Life, and Vanity Fair. 1 cassette.« less