Did Jack Benny Gain Both His First and Last Name Due to Separate Legal Issues?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to vaudeville and whether they are true or false. VAUDEVILLE URBAN LEGEND: Jack Benny’s stage name came from not one, but TWO separate legal issues, one for each part of his name. Benjamin Kubelsky was born in Chicago in 1894 and by […]