How to Sleep

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How to Sleep
Written by	Robert Benchley
Narrated by	Robert Benchley
Starring	Robert Benchley
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	1935
Running time	11 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

How to Sleep is a short film by Robert Benchley. Filmed and released by MGM in 1935, it features Benchley as a narrator as well as film subject, discussing four parts of sleep - causes, methods, avoiding sleep, and waking up.

The film was extremely well received, and won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards.

[edit] References

• Billy Altman, Laughter's Gentle Soul: The Life of Robert Benchley. (New York City: W. W. Norton, 1997. ISBN 0393038335).
• Nathaniel Benchley, Robert Benchley, a biography. (New York City, McGraw-Hill, 1955).

[edit] External links

• How to Sleep at the Internet Movie Database

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