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Oakland, California

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Fuller-Seeley, Kathryn, author.

Title: Jack Benny and the golden age of American radio comedy / Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley.

Description: Oakland, California: University of California Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2017019382 (print) | LCCN 2017021349 (ebook) | ISBN 9780520967946 () | ISBN 9780520295056 (pbk.: alk. paper) | ISBN 9780520295049 (cloth: alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Benny, Jack, 1894-1974. | Jack Benny program (Radio program) | Radio comedies—United States—History and criticism.

Classification: LCC PN2287.B4325 (ebook) | LCC PN2287.B4325 F85 2017 (print) | DDC 791.4/0924—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017019382

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