Sam Perrin; Writer for Comedian Jack Benny

Sam Perrin, 96, veteran writer for comedian Jack Benny. Perrin penned jokes for Benny’s droll, penny-pinching persona on radio and television for about 40 years. Nominated seven times, Perrin won Emmy Awards in 1959 and again in 1960 for his work on “The Jack Benny Show.” The writer also contributed to the scripts of the motion pictures “The Goldwyn Follies” in 1938 and “Navy Blues” in 1941. On Jan. 8 in Woodland Hills.