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.
The Big Store
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Waterloo Bridge
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Strike Up the Band
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Robin Hood
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Skippy
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Intermezzo: A Love Story
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The Red Lily
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Meet Dr. Christian
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The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross
as Betsy RossGeorge Washington, commander of revolutionary American forces, ends a squabble among the...
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Strangers of the Night
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The Sea Hawk
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The Aryan
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The Woman in the Suitcase
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The Courtship of Miles Standish
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The Wrong Mr. Wright
as HenriettaScott Sidney silent mistaken identity romantic comedy about a timid man, named Seymour White,...
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Sooky
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A Trip Through the World's Greatest Motion Picture Studios
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The Vamp
as Nancy LyonsNancy, a naive young girl who works backstage at a musical-comedy theatre, learns from the...
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The Haunted Bedroom
as Betsy ThorneBetsy Thorne (Bennett) travels to investigate a missing man where she overhears a conversation...
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A Desert Wooing
as Avice BeretonWhen wealthy cattleman Bart Masters (Jack Holt) comes East, he falls in love with social...
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The False Road
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The Little Brother
as Jerry RossJerry Ross dresses as a boy and sells newspapers to make money on the street corner. As the...
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The Marriage Ring
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Happiness
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The Girl, Glory
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Partners Three
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