Enid Bennett

Enid Bennett

  • Birthday: 1893-07-14
  • Deathday: 1969-05-14
  • Place of birth: York, Western Australia, Australia
  • Also know as: Enid Eulalie Bennett

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

The Sea Hawk

1924

As Lady Rosamund Godolphin

Skippy

1931

As Ellen Skinner

Waterloo Bridge

1931

As Mary Cronin Wetherby

The Red Lily

1924

As Marise La Noue

Partners Three

1919

As Agnes Cuyler

Strike Up the Band

1940

As Mrs. Morgan

Meet Dr. Christian

1939

As Anne Hewitt

The Big Store

1941

As Clerk (uncredited)

Robin Hood

1922

As Lady Marian Fitzwalter

Intermezzo: A Love Story

1939

As Greta Stenborg

Princess of the Dark

1917

As Fay Herron

The Little Brother

1917

As Jerry Ross

The Girl, Glory

1917

As Glory Wharton

The Aryan

1916

As Undetermined Secondary Role

The Woman in the Suitcase

1920

As Mary Moreland

The Wrong Mr. Wright

1927

As Henrietta

Sooky

1931

As Helen Skinner

The False Road

1920

As Betty Palmer

A Desert Wooing

1918

As Avice Bereton

The Marriage Ring

1918

As Anne Mertons

Happiness

1917

As Doris Wingate

The Courtship of Miles Standish

1923

As Priscilla Mullens

The Vamp

1918

As Nancy Lyons

The Haunted Bedroom

1919

As Betsy Thorne

Coals of Fire

1918

As Nell Bradley

The Bootlegger's Daughter

1922

As Nell Bradley

Strangers of the Night

1923

As Poppy Faire

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