He brought laughter and he was important to many.
He died 50 years ago and his name was Jack Benny.
Mel Blanc appeared quite often on Jack's show.
At the age of eighty, it was Benny's time to go.
If Jack had died one day earlier, he would've died on Christmas Day.
He was a very talented individual who died half a century ago today.
Jack was an actor and it's an actor's job to pretend.
He went into a coma before he died and it was sad because it was the end.
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- Comment from author about the poem: Dedicated to Jack Benny (1894-1974) who died fifty years ago today on December 26, 1974.
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Wow, that long now, eh. Must have watched so many reruns and recordings that it seemed less long ago.
A very funny talented performer, and a lovely tribute.
Wow. To think I was born a month early lest I....[shudder!] be born then. He left us with so much. I can't see the street named Rochester without hearing Jack Benny's voice and his answering. Beautifully rendered with excellent imagery and a haunting poignancy. Thank you very much for sharing.
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