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Enid Bennett

Acting

1.4 Popularity Jul 14, 1893 (75 years old) York, 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.

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Biography

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.

Filmography 35

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1941
The Big Store Movie

as Clerk (uncredited)

1940
Strike Up the Band Movie

as Mrs. Morgan

1939
Meet Dr. Christian Movie

as Anne Hewitt

1939
Intermezzo: A Love Story Movie

as Greta Stenborg

1931
Sooky Movie

as Helen Skinner

1931
Waterloo Bridge Movie

as Mary Cronin Wetherby

1931
Skippy Movie

as Ellen Skinner

1927
The Wrong Mr. Wright Movie

as Henrietta

1924
The Red Lily Movie

as Marise La Noue

1924
The Sea Hawk Movie

as Lady Rosamund Godolphin

1923
The Courtship of Miles Standish Movie

as Priscilla Mullens

1923
Strangers of the Night Movie

as Poppy Faire

1922
Scandalous Tongues Movie

as Nell Bradley

1922
Robin Hood Movie

as Lady Marian Fitzwalter

1922
The Bootlegger's Daughter Movie

as Nell Bradley

1920
Her Husband's Friend Movie

as Judith Westover

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday July 14, 1893 (75 years old)
Died May 14, 1969
Place of Birth York, Western Australia, Australia
Also Known As Enid Eulalie Bennett
Years Active 1916 - 1941
Popularity 1.4
Career Stats
35 Total Credits
35 Movie Roles
1 Photos