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Richard Benjamin - In 1968, at the age of 13, my parents took my sisters and me to see the film "Funny Girl" in Manhattan at one of the older Art Deco theaters. This was a real treat compared to the less opulent theaters on Long Island, where we lived. After the movie, I had to use the men's room. While using the facilities, I kept getting glances from the man standing next to me. When I glanced back, I saw that the man was Richard Benjamin. He struck up a conversation with me about the film we had just seen. He was a gentleman and talked to me as though I was his contemporary, not a sheltered 13-year-old from Long Island. We left the men's room together and waiting outside was Richard Benjamin's wife, Paula Prentiss. He quickly introduced her and they went off into the night. This was my first encounter with a "star" (I have had many since then as I worked in television for several years in the '80s. But this encounter 38 years ago stands out.
Jeff K - Long Island, NY - Posted: September 4, 2006
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