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amsaw-org-849		Robert Benchley			.html	text/html	796	51	73	reputation for his creative interpretation of essay assignments. asked to write an essay about something practical, he penned a theme Upon leaving Harvard in 1912, Benchley joined the staff of the New York He wrote stories and humorous essays such as "Did Prehistoric Man York and accepted a position as managing editor at Vanity Fair magazine, where he met fellow writer and wit Dorothy Parker, who soon became his writers, actors, and artists who met for lunch at New York's Algonquin position as drama critic for Life magazine and The New Yorker. reviews into humorous essays. He once wrote a review of the New York City Telephone Directory. In 1932, he began writing for feature films, marking his debut with The Sport Robert Benchley, who once said, "It took me fifteen years to discover that I Benchley's son, Nathanial, was a well-regarded novelist and children's book Discover Robert Benchley	./cache/amsaw-org-849.html	./txt/amsaw-org-849.txt