Bench ‧ ley, Rob ‧ ert Charles /ˈbentʃli, ˈrɒbət tʃɑːlz $ ˈrɑːbərt tʃɑːrlz/ BrE AmE
(1889–1945) a humorous US writer and theatre ↑ critic who wrote articles for the magazines Vanity Fair and The New Yorker . He was also an actor and appeared in many films.