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Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett (2 August 1899 – 15 June 1995) was an English playwright, screenwriter and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock.
Charles Bennett. Writer: Foreign Correspondent. 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.
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- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK
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May 2, 2014 · Now, thanks to “Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense,” a posthumous memoir by screenwriter Charles Bennett (1899-1995), we know that Tourneur wasn’t the only one infuriated by RKO’s failure ...
Charles Bennett (1899-1995) was a British playwright and screenwriter, probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. Born Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, he was the son of unmarried actress Lilian Langrishe Bennett.
Featuring an introduction and additional biographical material from Bennett’s son, editor John Charles Bennett, Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense is a richly detailed narrative of a remarkable yet often-overlooked figure in film history. A required book for any screenwriter.
BIOGRAPHY: Charles Bennett was a British writer, director and sometime actor most famous for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. Originally involved in the theatre, he wrote the play Blackmail (1929), which Hitchcock later made into the first British feature film with synchronized sound.
Jun 21, 1995 · Charles Bennett, screenwriter, director, dramatist, actor: born Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex 2 August 1899; twice married; died Los Angeles 15 June 1995.
