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Charles Bennett
Writer, Actor, Director, Additional Credits
Born August 2, 1899Died June 15, 1995 (95 years)
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. The affiliation with "Hitch" continued into the early 1940s, by which time both Bennett and the director were working in Hollywood. He wrote for producers ranging from Cecil B. DeMille to Irwin Allen to the penny-pinching folks at AIP. "If I couldn't write, I wouldn't want to live," commented Bennett, who had projects (including a remake of "Blackmail") going right up to the time of his death.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 1968 | Land of the Giants (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) |
| 1965 | City in the Sea · as Screenplay |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | The Lost World · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | The Big Circus · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Curse of the Demon · as Screenplay |
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| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) |
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| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) |
| 1952 | The Green Glove · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | Kind Lady · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1949 | Madness of the Heart · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | Black Magic · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | The Sign of the Ram · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Screenplay |
| 1947 | Ivy · as Screenplay |
| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell · as Screenplay |
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| 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind · as Screenplay |
| 1942 | Joan of Paris · as Screenplay |
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| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent · as Screenplay |
| 1939 | Balalaika · as Screenplay |
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| 1937 | Young and Innocent · as Screenplay |
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| 1936 | Secret Agent · as Screenplay |
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| 1935 | King of the Damned · as Screenplay |
| 1935 | The Clairvoyant · as Screenplay |
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