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He was born in Hollywood, California, on October 9, 1917, to Henry G. Davis and Helen Davis. [2] He was discovered by studio entrepreneur and director Mack Sennett while he and his mother were visiting his uncle, British-born American actor and comedian Billy Armstrong around 1919.
Apr 7, 2024 · Sennett & Silent Films: The Film Visionary Shaped the Future of Entertainment “We never make sport of religion, politics, race, or mothers. A mother never gets hit with a custard pie. Mothers-in-law, yes. But mothers – never.” —Mack Sennett By Vanessa McGhee Reaching the end
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Woodland Hills, California, U.S. Occupations. Producer. actor. director. studio head. Years active. 1902–1949. Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American producer, director, actor, and studio head who was known as the "King of Comedy" during his career.
Apr 9, 2023 · Little John Henry, Jr., child star, Teddy, the canine luminary, and Pepper, the cat are coming back to the silver sheet after a long absence. Mr. Sennett has planned a series of child and animal comedies, the first to be called “Bow-wow.”
Down on the Farm: Directed by Ray Grey, F. Richard Jones, Erle C. Kenton. With Louise Fazenda, Harry Gribbon, Bert Roach, James Finlayson. The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined.
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The Keystone Film Company was a film studio founded in 1912 by actor and director Mack Sennett and the owners of the New York Motion Picture Company, Adam Kessel, Jr. and Charles O. Baumann. Several notable actors appeared in productions for the studio, including Mabel Normand, Roscoe Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, Marie Dressler, Harold Lloyd, and ...
HISTORY OF THE SOUNDSTAGE AND PRODUCTION STUDIOS. When the studio opened in 1916, Los Angeles was establishing a relationship with the nascent film industry that continues to define its identity to this day. There was room for the likes of entrepreneur Mack Sennett and comedienne Mabel Normand to carve out a creative space in an industry that ...
