Charles Bennett

Writer

Born: August 2, 1899
Died: June 15, 1995 (age 95)
From: Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the war's end. In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright, later turning one of his most famous plays, "Blackmail," into a screenplay for production under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock.…

Filmography (8)

A State of Emergency (1986)
Charlie
No Escape (1953)
Director
Madness of the Heart (1949)
Director
The 39 Steps (1935)
Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)
Painted Pictures
Painted Pictures (1930)
Director
The Rainbow Girl (1917)
Amos Divine
Hobbled Hearts (1917)
John Halifax, Gentleman
John Halifax, Gentleman (1915)
John as a Child

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