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    Nathaniel Goddard Benchley

    November 13, – December 14,

    A painter (and writer) from a family of writers, Benchley lived on Baxter Avenue,
    Siasconset. He wrote “The Off-Islanders” (filmed as “The Russians Are
    Coming, The Russians Are Coming”) and many young-adult books. He was
    the son of writer and humorist Robert Benchley and the father of
    “Jaws” author Peter Benchley. Benchley showed at the Lobster Pot
    Gallery as well as at AAN.

    Born in Newton, Massachusetts to a literary family, he was the son of Gertrude Darling and Robert Benchley (–), the noted American writer, humorist, critic, actor, and one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table in New York City. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor and served as a public relations officer and on convoy duty in the Atlantic on destroyers and patrol craft. He was transferred to the Pacific in He later worked for Newsweek magazine as an assistant drama editor.

    Writing career
    Benchley was the highly

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    Nathaniel Benchley


    Born

    in Newton, Massachusetts, The United States

    November 13,


    Died

    December 14,


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    Genre

    Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction


    Influences

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    Born in Newton, Massachusetts to a literary family, he was the son of Gertrude Darling and Robert Benchley (), the noted American writer, humorist, critic, actor, and one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table in New York City.

    Nathaniel Benchley was the highly-respected author of many children's/juvenile books that provided learning for the youthful readers with stories of various animals or through the book's historical settings. Benchley dealt with diverse locales and topics such as "Bright Candles", which recounts the experiences of a year-old Danish boy during the German occupation of his country in World War II; and "Small Wolf", a story about a Native American boy who meets white men on the island
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    Nathaniel Benchley

    American author (–)

    Nathaniel Benchley

    BornNathaniel Goddard Benchley[1]
    ()November 13,
    Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
    DiedDecember 14, () (aged&#;66)
    Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Occupation
    GenreChildren's literature, humorous fiction, biography, historical fiction
    SpouseMarjorie Bradford Benchley
    ChildrenPeter Benchley
    Nat Benchley

    Nathaniel Goddard Benchley (November 13, – månad 14, ) was an American author from Massachusetts.[2]

    Early life

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    Born in Newton, Massachusetts to a literary family, he was the son of Robert Benchley (–), a noted American writer, humorist, critic, and actor and one founder of the indianspråk Round Table in New York City, and Gertrude Darling. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College.[3]

    Benchley enlisted in the U.S. Navy prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.[3] He served as a public relations officer, and on destroyers and pat