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person_profile-Enid Bennett

Enid Bennett Died at age: 75

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Enid Bennett

Date of Birth:

Jul 14, 1893

Country of birth:

Australia

Died:

May 14, 1969

Biography of

Enid Bennett

    From Wikipedia

    Born in York, Western Australia, Enid Bennett started her film acting career in 1916, first starring in Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, with two other films that same year. She married American director Sidney Franklin early in her career, but they were divorced shortly thereafter.

    In 1917, she starred in five films, the most important of which was The Little Brother opposite William Garwood. That film brought her to the attention of studios and led to an increasing number of acting roles. From 1918 to 1921, she starred in twenty-three films, becoming well known and recognizable as an actress. In 1918 she married director Fred Niblo, who later directed the second film version of Ben Hur. In 1922, she starred in only three films, but one of those became her most famous role, the female lead of "Maid Marian" in Robin Hood with Douglas Fairbanks.

    From 1923 to 1928, she starred in only ten films, as her career had slowed to a crawl. She was a mother by that time, as she and Niblo eventually had three children together.

    In 1929, her brother Alexander Bennett married actress Frances Lee. The wedding was attended by some of Hollywood's biggest names, including Gloria Swanson and Greta Garbo. That year Bennett starred in only one film, Good Medicine, opposite Edward Everett Horton.

    Bennett's sisters Marjorie (1896-1982) and Catherine (1901–1978) were also Hollywood film actresses.

    She made a semi-successful transition to sound films, but saw fewer roles come her way. From 1931 to 1941 she had roles in only seven films, the last of which was uncredited.

    She retired after 1941, eventually residing with her family in Malibu, California, where she died in 1969 from a heart attack, aged 75.

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Enid Bennett

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Filmography of

Enid Bennett

Found 24 Movies in total

The Big Store

Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Strike Up the Band

Mrs. Morgan ( Actor )

... 1940

Meet Dr. Christian

Anne Hewitt ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1939

Sooky

Helen Skinner ( Actor )

... 1931

Waterloo Bridge

Mary Cronin Wetherby ( Actor )

... 1931

Skippy

Ellen Skinner ( Actor )

... 1931

The Wrong Mr. Wright

Henrietta ( Actor )

... 1927

The Red Lily

Marise La Noue ( Actor )

... 1924

The Sea Hawk

Lady Rosamund Godolphin ( Actor )

... 1924

The Courtship of Miles Standish

Priscilla Mullens ( Actor )

... 1923

Strangers of the Night

Poppy Faire ( Actor )

... 1923

Robin Hood

Lady Marian ( Actor )

... 1922

The False Road

Betty Palmer ( Actor )

... 1920

The Woman in the Suitcase

Mary Moreland ( Actor )

... 1920

The Haunted Bedroom

Betsy Thorne ( Actor )

... 1919

Partners Three

Agnes Cuyler ( Actor )

... 1919

The Marriage Ring

Anne Mertons ( Actor )

... 1918

The Vamp

Nancy Lyons ( Actor )

... 1918

A Desert Wooing

Avice Bereton ( Actor )

... 1918

The Girl, Glory

Glory Wharton ( Actor )

... 1917

Happiness

Doris Wingate ( Actor )

... 1917

The Little Brother

Jerry Ross ( Actor )

... 1917

The Aryan

Undetermined Secondary Role ( Actor )

... 1916