1893-07-14 ( 131 years old ) in York, Western Australia, Australia
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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.
Movies
The Big Store
1941-06-20
Strike Up the Band
1940-09-27
Meet Dr. Christian
1939-11-17
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939-10-06
Sooky
1931-12-26
Waterloo Bridge
1931-09-01
Skippy
1931-04-25
The Wrong Mr. Wright
1927-02-27
The Red Lily
1924-09-08
The Sea Hawk
1924-06-14
The Courtship of Miles Standish
1923-12-30
Strangers of the Night
1923-09-10
Scandalous Tongues
1922-10-22
Robin Hood
1922-10-18
The Bootlegger's Daughter
1922-10-06
Her Husband's Friend
1920-11-14
The False Road
1920-04-18
The Woman in the Suitcase
1920-01-11
The Haunted Bedroom
1919-12-05
Partners Three
1919-03-22
Happy Though Married
1919-02-23
When Do We Eat?
1918-10-13
The Marriage Ring
1918-08-26
Coals of Fire
1918-08-26
The Vamp
1918-07-14
A Desert Wooing
1918-06-23
The Girl, Glory
1917-06-09
Happiness
1917-05-13
The Little Brother
1917-03-11
Princess of the Dark
1917-02-18
The Aryan
1916-04-09
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