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Richard Bennett(1870-1944)

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  • Writer
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Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett was born on 21 May 1870 in Deer Creek, Indiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Arrowsmith (1931) and The Home Towners (1928). He was married to Aimee Raisch Hastings, Adrienne Morrison and Grena Heller. He died on 22 October 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 21, 1870
DiedOctober 22, 1944(74)
BornMay 21, 1870
DiedOctober 22, 1944(74)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins total

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Known for

Anne Baxter, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Dolores Costello, and Tim Holt in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.6
  • Major Amberson
  • 1942
Ronald Colman and Helen Hayes in Arrowsmith (1931)
Arrowsmith
6.2
  • Gustav Sondelius
  • 1931
Richard Bennett, Gladys Brockwell, and Doris Kenyon in The Home Towners (1928)
The Home Towners
  • Vic Arnold
  • 1928
Damaged Goods (1914)
Damaged Goods
5.2
  • George Dupont
  • 1914

Credits

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Actor

  • Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Río, Jack Moss, and Ruth Warrick in Journey Into Fear (1943)
    Journey Into Fear
    6.5
    • Ship's Captain
    • 1943
  • Anne Baxter, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Dolores Costello, and Tim Holt in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
    The Magnificent Ambersons
    7.6
    • Major Amberson
    • 1942
  • Gregory Ratoff and Kathryn Sergava in This Woman Is Mine (1935)
    This Woman Is Mine
    6.1
    • Korn
    • 1935
  • Anna Sten in Nana (1934)
    Nana
    5.9
    • Gaston Greiner
    • 1934
  • Ricardo Cortez in Big Executive (1933)
    Big Executive
    • Commodore Richardson
    • 1933
  • Marlene Dietrich and Brian Aherne in The Song of Songs (1933)
    The Song of Songs
    6.8
    • Baron von Merzbach (replaced by Lionel Atwill) (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • If I Had a Million (1932)
    If I Had a Million
    6.9
    • John Glidden
    • 1932
  • Strange Justice (1932)
    Strange Justice
    5.7
    • Kearney
    • 1932
  • Alison Skipworth in Madame Racketeer (1932)
    Madame Racketeer
    6.6
    • Elmer Hicks
    • 1932
  • No Greater Love (1932)
    No Greater Love
    7.4
    • Surgeon
    • 1932
  • Richard Bennett, Frances Dee, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Peggy Shannon in This Reckless Age (1931)
    This Reckless Age
    6.5
    • Donald Ingals
    • 1931
  • Ronald Colman and Helen Hayes in Arrowsmith (1931)
    Arrowsmith
    6.2
    • Gustav Sondelius
    • 1931
  • Constance Bennett in Bought! (1931)
    Bought!
    6.1
    • David Meyer
    • 1931
  • Marion Davies in Five and Ten (1931)
    Five and Ten
    6.4
    • John Rarick
    • 1931
  • Richard Bennett, Gladys Brockwell, and Doris Kenyon in The Home Towners (1928)
    The Home Towners
    • Vic Arnold
    • 1928

Writer

  • Mary MacLaren in Secret Marriage (1919)
    Secret Marriage
    • scenario
    • 1919
  • The Valley of Decision (1916)
    The Valley of Decision
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1916
  • Damaged Goods (1914)
    Damaged Goods
    5.2
    • scenario
    • 1914

Additional Crew

  • Lionel Belmore, Phil Dunham, Gus Leonard, Wilfred Lucas, Florence Oberle, Lincoln Plumer, and Charles Ray in The Barnstormer (1922)
    The Barnstormer
    • technical director
    • 1922
  • Charles Ray in R.S.V.P. (1921)
    R.S.V.P.
    • technical director
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • May 21, 1870
    • Deer Creek, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • October 22, 1944
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Aimee Raisch HastingsJuly 10, 1927 - October 8, 1937 (divorced)
  • Children
      Joan Bennett
  • Other works
    Played Tony in the original Broadway production of Sidney Howard's "They Knew What They Wanted".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Actor and father, with Adrienne Morrison, of actresses Barbara Bennett, Constance Bennett and Joan Bennett.

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