Jack Benny Saying MARTHA

[thekeymaker]

how were his hand gestures. and how did he hold his arms i mean the pose with the right hand holding his chin up.

[LLeff]

how were his hand gestures. and how did he hold his arms i mean the pose with the right hand holding his chin up.

Can you explain a little more what you're seeking? I'm trying to understand it with your subject line about Jack saying "Martha".

[thekeymaker]

LLeff ok i'm looking for the way jack moved his hands. when he was talking to Martha. and then he'll put one of his hands under his chin. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 98536&rd=1 if you go to the link i posted here. i think you'll see the hand thing after he was done talking to the person he was talking to. but how did he move his arms before. this was it in a up and down motion or how does one find out the body langauge for this. Don,

[LLeff]

LLeff ok i'm looking for the way jack moved his hands. when he was talking to Martha. and then he'll put one of his hands under his chin. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 98536&rd=1 if you go to the link i posted here. i think you'll see the hand thing after he was done talking to the person he was talking to. but how did he move his arms before. this was it in a up and down motion or how does one find out the body langauge for this. Don,

Well...Jack had several "characteristic" gestures and poses, which are best observed in his television shows. Jack would stand with his arms folded:
http://www.jackbenny.org/Pix/Portraits/1961_1974/color%20pose.htm
http://www.jackbenny.org/Pix/Television/specials/carson_carnivalnights.htm

hands folded:
http://www.jackbenny.org/Pix/Television/television/teford1.htm

make various hand gestures:
http://www.jackbenny.org/Pix/Television/television/wayneewton.htm
http://www.jackbenny.org/Pix/Candids/Celebs/lizaminelli.htm

as well as the classic hand-to-face pose:
http://www.jackbenny.org/Pix/Magazines/jb_shell1.htm

Hope that answers your question!

[Melanie]

how were his hand gestures. and how did he hold his arms i mean the pose with the right hand holding his chin up.

Can you explain a little more what you're seeking? I'm trying to understand it with your subject line about Jack saying "Martha".

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Ironically, today I was listening to Stephen King's audio short

story, "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe" (2000 NY Simon & Schuster)

and toward the end mention is made of someone having hand

gestures like Jack Benny. I'll have to go back and relisten to see

if it was a particular gesture.