- In a 1955 episode of the Jack Benny Program TV Series (Season 5, Episode 14), "Jack Is a Contestant," Irene Tedrow uses the name of Dr. Jeanette Eymannin her role as a "You Bet Your Life" game show contestant.
- Although Jeanette Eymann was seen in nineteen TV episodes of The Jack Benny Program, she had primarily worked behind the scenes as his secretary and script editor.
- Jeanette was a member of the Pontiac High School debate team in its meet with Morris High School on March 9, 1936. The debate resolution was "that the several states should enact legislation providing for a system of complete medical service available to all citizens at public expense.".
- After three years teaching high school speech and art in Illinois, Jeanette went to Hollywood in 1946 to visit her brother for two weeks. At the end of the two weeks she decided to stay and began reading help wanted ads. She responded to an ad for an advertising agency and got the job. It turned out to be secretary for the producer of the Benny radio show. The writers found out that she had been a speech major in college and gave her a small part on one show. Other small parts followed. Two of the pluses for Jeanette were getting her hair done professionally and earning some extra money. She became a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Also, when a Benny program was rerun she received a $22 residual check. That money usually went toward purchasing more golf equipment in reflecting her enthusiasm for the game of golf.
- When Jeanette Eymann began her work in 1947 as a script writer for the Jack Benny Radio Show there were 25 million weekly listeners to the program. Every Thursday she worked with Jack Benny and four writers as the person responsible to complete the entire script for next Sunday evening's program, first in shorthand at the meeting and then typing and distributing a draft of script by Saturday at noon. A meeting of the entire cast, then led by Hilliard Marks, program producer and brother of Mary Livingstone, sit at a round table for reading and timing. Eymann then prepared the new and fairly final script which was read before a CBS microphone on Sunday afternoon where it was carefully timed. After final revisions the Sunday evening show broadcast met the twenty minute and thirty second program requirement.
- The Illinois Association of Women's Leagues used Jeanette's talents in arranging their conventions. She was in charge of convention printing.
- The Saturday Evening Post in 1948 referred to Jeanette Eymann as a 28 year old attractive ex-school teacher from Pontiac, Illinois serving as Benny's "script girl." Her role was to wait for an okay from Benny, and then enter a gag in the script. The article says she came up with a gag now and then and often spoke a bit part on the air. It added that The American Tobacco Company invested $55,000 per week in the Benny Show.
- Attended Illinois State Normal University 1938-1941. Graduated in 1941 with an Art major. Served three years on the Women's League Executive and Central Board, was board secretary her senior year. Was Fell Hall Honor Resident, Kappa Delta President 1940-1941, three years a member of the Wrightonia Literary Society, two years a member of Jesters (theatrical organization), senior year member of Sigma Tau Delta, an Art Club member all four years, served on the Committee of 100, Who's Who her junior year, served as a counselor, Index Staff two years (yearbook), and as a junior served on the university Advisory Board.
- On October 5, 1961 the Jack Benny Program was being taped at a new Waukegan, Illinois junior high school which had been named Jack Benny Junior High School. At the dedication ceremony Benny, who had never graduated from high school, was presented with an honorary diploma by the city's high school principal. Benny's long-time announcer, Don Wilson, and two writers, Al Gordon and Jeanette Eymann, suffered whiplash neck injuries and were shaken up in a multi-car collision on the way from Chicago to Waukegan for the day's festivities. Their injuries were not serious.
- The Illinois State Normal University cast for Stage Door, presented at Capen Auditorium on March 23 and 24, 1939, a play about life in a theatrical boarding house in New York City included Jeanette Eymann in a supporting role. She continued appearing in plays throughout her university years.
- Jeanette Eymann taught arts and crafts in a 1940 summer camp program known as East Bay Camp and arranged by the Illinois State Normal University. She received summer course credit for her participation.
- The American Legion auxiliary of the Aarvig-Campbell post No. 78 at its March 16, 1932 banquet presented Jeanette an award for best essay and on June 1, 1932 she graduated with the largest eighth grade class since 1917 at the Pontiac Grade School.
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