Mary Livingstone | |
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 Livingstone in 1935 | |
| Born | Sadya Marcowitz June 25, 1905 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | June 30, 1983 (aged 78) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Television | The Jack Benny Program |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Mary Livingstone (born Sadya Marcowitz,[1][2] later known as Sadie Marks; June 25, 1905[3] – June 30, 1983) was an American radio comedienne and actress. She was the wife and radio partner of comedian Jack Benny.
Enlisted casually to perform on her husband's program, she proved a talented comedian. But she also proved one of the rare performers to experience severe stage fright years after her career was established, so much so that she retired from show business completely, after two decades in the public eye, almost three decades before her death and at the height of her husband and partner's fame.
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- ^ Fuller-Seeley, Kathryn (2017). Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-29505-6.
- ^ Douglas, George H. (2000). "Livingstone, Mary (1908–1983), wife and longtime collaborator of radio and television comedian Jack Benny". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802390. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7.