Jack Benny Will Red Rose Wife, Jack Benny was portrayed as a skin flint funny man for many years on the radio. His wife acted with him and their far from perfect real life marriage did not seem to impact on their enduring love. On Jack’s death he left a thing in his will that could bring a tear to an eye!
Jack Benny Will Red Rose Wife
So basically he arranged to have a rose sent to his wife each day. Here is an excerpt from the article on Snopes about this that says the story is TRUE!
As Benny’s widow reported to McCall’s magazine shortly after her husband died in December 1974, the entertainer’s will specified that one red rose be delivered to her for as long as she lived.
“Every day since Jack has gone the florist has delivered one long-stemmed red rose to my home. I learned that Jack actually had included a provision for the flowers in his will. One red rose to be delivered to me every day for the rest of my life.”
Jack Benny Will Red Rose Wife
So basically he arranged to have a rose sent to his wife each day. Here is an excerpt from the article on Snopes about this that says the story is TRUE!
As Benny’s widow reported to McCall’s magazine shortly after her husband died in December 1974, the entertainer’s will specified that one red rose be delivered to her for as long as she lived.
“Every day since Jack has gone the florist has delivered one long-stemmed red rose to my home. I learned that Jack actually had included a provision for the flowers in his will. One red rose to be delivered to me every day for the rest of my life.”