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Enid Bennett

Enid Bennett

Known for ActingBorn 1893-07-14Died 1969-05-14York, Western Australia, Australia
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.Read more

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The Wrong Mr. Wright

1927 · Movie

The Courtship of Miles Standish10.0
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The Courtship of Miles Standish

1923 · Movie

The Haunted Bedroom10.0
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The Haunted Bedroom

1919 · Movie

Partners Three10.0
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Partners Three

1919 · Movie

The Law of Men10.0
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The Law of Men

1919 · Movie

Coals of Fire
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Coals of Fire

1918 · Movie

Your Friend and Mine9.0
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Your Friend and Mine

1923 · Movie

Silk Hosiery9.0
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Silk Hosiery

1920 · Movie

The Girl, Glory9.0
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The Girl, Glory

1917 · Movie

Strangers of the Night8.0
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Strangers of the Night

1923 · Movie

Scandalous Tongues
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Scandalous Tongues

1922 · Movie

The Bootlegger's Daughter8.0
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The Bootlegger's Daughter

1922 · Movie

Stepping Out8.0
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Stepping Out

1919 · Movie

The Virtuous Thief8.0
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The Virtuous Thief

1919 · Movie

Meet Dr. Christian7.0
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Meet Dr. Christian

1939 · Movie

The Bad Man7.0
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The Bad Man

1923 · Movie

Waterloo Bridge6.9
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Waterloo Bridge

1931 · Movie

What Every Woman Learns7.0
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What Every Woman Learns

1919 · Movie

A Desert Wooing7.0
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A Desert Wooing

1918 · Movie

The Keys of the Righteous7.0
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The Keys of the Righteous

1918 · Movie

The Little Brother7.0
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The Little Brother

1917 · Movie

Intermezzo: A Love Story6.7
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Intermezzo: A Love Story

1939 · Movie

The Sea Hawk6.8
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The Sea Hawk

1924 · Movie

Strike Up the Band6.6
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Strike Up the Band

1940 · Movie

Robin Hood6.4
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Robin Hood

1922 · Movie

The Big Store6.2
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The Big Store

1941 · Movie

The False Road6.4
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The False Road

1920 · Movie

Skippy6.2
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Skippy

1931 · Movie

The Red Lily6.2
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The Red Lily

1924 · Movie

A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios6.0
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A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios

1920 · Movie

The Aryan5.5
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The Aryan

1916 · Movie

Sooky5.0
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Sooky

1931 · Movie

The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross5.0
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The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross

1927 · Movie

Happiness5.0
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Happiness

1917 · Movie

The Woman in the Suitcase4.1
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The Woman in the Suitcase

1920 · Movie

Her Husband's Friend
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Her Husband's Friend

1920 · Movie

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)
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Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)

1920 · Movie

Happy Though Married
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Happy Though Married

1919 · Movie

The Marriage Ring
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The Marriage Ring

1918 · Movie

The Vamp
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The Vamp

1918 · Movie

When Do We Eat?
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When Do We Eat?

1918 · Movie

The Biggest Show on Earth
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The Biggest Show on Earth

1918 · Movie

Fuss and Feathers
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Fuss and Feathers

1918 · Movie

Princess of the Dark
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Princess of the Dark

1917 · Movie

The Mother Instinct
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The Mother Instinct

1917 · Movie

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford
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Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

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