John Frank "Jack" Benkelman

Notes:

The Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, Volume 10, dated September 1, 1947, reported that John started a new agency, Orchestra House, Inc. in 1947. In Volume 16 of the same periodical it was reported that he had been acting in Commercial pictures for Jam Handy and Wilding Productions in addition to continuing his entertainment agency and speech classes in Detroit.

Billboard magazine
December 24, 1949
Page 39
Music-As Written

Detroit:

Jack Benkelman, partner in Orchetra House, Detroit booking office, has written the lyrics for "Harvest Hoedown," musical version of "Apple of his Eye." Benkelman expects to have some of the numbers interpolated in the Detroit Civic Light Opera season under the direction of Barrie O'Daniels, opening Christmas day.

BonnieMargaret Jacobs referred to him as "Detroit John (Jack)." He was one the family members she personally interviewed when preparing her history of the Benkelman family.