Photograph was edited for publication purposes.; Photograph included in the Exhibit: All Rise! Hollywood & the Herald Go to Court. Benny went to court seeking to appeal an IRS claim that he owed over a million dollars in taxes following a business deal. Photograph caption dated September 18, 1954 reads, "At Federal Tax hearing, comedian admits he is neither a 'tightwad' nor 'only 39 years old.'"
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Benny, Jack,--1894-1974 Benny, Jack,--1894-1974--Trials, litigation, etc Tax evasion--California--Los Angeles Comedians--United States Entertainers--United States Courtrooms--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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