Mack Sennett

Known for ProductionBorn 1880-01-17Died 1960-11-05Richmond, Québec, Canada

Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old. In New York City, he took on the stage name Mack Sennett and became an actor, singer, dancer, clown, set designer, and director for the Biograph Company. He later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California, in 1912. Keystone possessed the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on to develop successful acting careers. Sennett's work in sound movies was less successful, and he was bankrupted in 1933. In 1938 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy. Mack Sennett died in Woodland Hills, California in 1960, aged 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]Read more

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Way Up Thar

Uncle Jake

Lady! Please!

Taxi Troubles

The All-American Kickback

The Cannonball

Hold 'er Sheriff

Rough Idea of Love

The New Half Back

Hoboken to Hollywood

Whispering Whiskers

Water Wagons

Three Foolish Weeks

Riders of the Purple Cows

The Half-Back of Notre Dame

When Summer Comes

Cupid's Day Off

The Two O'Clock Train

Where Hazel Met the Villain

The Milk We Drink

Wine

His Sister's Kids

With a Kodak

Flicker Fever

The Spot on the Rug

The Fainting Lover

Monkey Business in Africa

The Great Pie Mystery

Midnight Daddies

The Rodeo

The Lunkhead

The Good-Bye Kiss

Motorboat Mamas

Hubby's Weekend Trip

The Jolly Jilter

Circus Today

Ice Cold Cocos

Trimmed in Gold

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies

Bull and Sand

The Cat's Meow

Oh, Mabel Behave

Call a Cop

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Married Life

An International Sneak

Twixt Love and Fire