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I am updating Richard Benjamin's biographical file for a large metropolitan daily newspaper. I believe I may have found an error in his Wikipedia entry.

Mr. Benjamin's father is identified as Samuel Roger Benjamin, and the younger Mr. Benjamin's full name is given as Richard Samuel Benjamin. The footnote for that sentence (No. 7) is for a 1968 New York Times article titled "Hello Again to 'Goodbye, Columbus.' " But there is no mention of the father's name in the article, only a reference to his having worked in the city's garment district.

However, the only Richard Benjamin listed in New York birth records on the date that is always given as his birth date (May 22, 1938) is listed as Richard A. Benjamin. (Certif. #13541) The listing I found does not give his parents' names, but the 1940 census shows Richard Allen Benjamin, a 2-year-old boy, residing in New York City with his parents, Philip and Ruth Benjamin. Philip's occupation is listed as tailor -- which, of course, is consistent with garment district employment.

Researching a bit further, I found documents referring to Ruth Beatrice Levy's marriage to Philip D. Benjamin in New York in 1934.

I see that the identity of the father as Samuel Benjamin appears on numerous websites now, but I'm inferring that those may be cases of those sites having used the Wikipedia entry as their source. Additional research shows that Richard Benjamin's mother's first and middle names are listed in several places as "Chelsea Angelina." I suppose that's possible, but one name seems suspiciously contemporary and the other may even have been celebrity-inspired.

Here are the links to the documents mentioned above. Please let me know how I can be of further assistance.

Birth certificate entry (Richard A. Benjamin, the only Richard Benjamin with the 5-22-38 NY birth date)

1940 census (Philip Benjamin, tailor, with wife, Ruth, and 2-year-old son, Richard Allen Benjamin)

Ruth Beatrice Levy marriage certificate (to Philip D. Benjamin, 9-20-34)

A different Richard Benjamin (Richard B., born in NYC same year but different month and day)

gerald Jonas nyt article 1968 2604:2000:C5C5:8D00:6993:64A8:6BB9:F4A1 (talk) 23:22, 28 April 2020 (UTC)AG