Editing Richard Benjamin (section)

==Early life==
Benjamin was born in New York City, the son of Samuel Roger Benjamin (1910–1997), a [[Textile manufacturing|garment industry]] worker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/09/08/archives/hello-again-to-goodbye-columbus.html|title=Hello Again To 'Goodbye, Columbus'|author=Jonas, Gerald|date=September 8, 1968|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 10, 2012}}</ref> Benjamin's uncle was vaudeville comedian [[Joe Browning]]. His family was [[Jewish]].<ref>Great Jews on Stage and Screen</ref> He attended the [[High School of Performing Arts]] and graduated from [[Northwestern University]], where he was involved in many plays and studied in the Northwestern theater school. While there, he met future wife [[Paula Prentiss]].<ref name="los"/>