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Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-08-02

Day of Death

1995-06-15 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Also Known As

John H. Kneubuhl

Charles Bennett

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

John Halifax, Gentleman

1915

John Halifax, Gentleman

as

John as a Child

The 39 Steps

1935

The 39 Steps

as

Second Passerby Near the Bus (uncredited)

The Rainbow Girl

1917

The Rainbow Girl

as

Amos Divine

Production

Crew

Directing