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  1. Benchley, Robert 1889-1945. US humorist,
  2. actor, and drama critic, born in
  3. Massachusetts. He was associated with the
  4. writer Dorothy Parker, The New Yorker
  5. magazine, and the circle of wits at the
  6. Algonquin Round Table in New York. His books
  7. include Of All Things 1921 and Benchley
  8. Beside Himself 1943. His film skit How to
  9. Sleep illustrates his ability to extract
  10. humour from everyday life.
  11.