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Frank Bennett (actor)
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Frank Fisher Bennett (September 15, 1890 – April 29, 1957) was an American film actor active during the silent era. He played the role of Charles IX in D. W. Griffith's 1916 epic Intolerance.[1]
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Born | Frank Fisher Bennett September 15, 1890 New York, U.S. |
Died | April 29, 1957(1957-04-29) (aged 66) Warren, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1912–1919 |
Spouse | Billie West |
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Born in New York, Bennett worked for Vitagraph in New York before he moved to Hollywood with D. W. Griffith.[2]
During World War I, Bennett joined the Army and worked in Washington in the Ordnance Department.[2]
He was married to actress Billie West.[3] After they stopped working in films, they settled in Warren Township, New Jersey, in a home adjacent to his parents' home.[2]