| Constance Bennett | |
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 from the trailer for Topper Takes a Trip (1939) |
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| Born | Constance Campbell Bennett October 22, 1904 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1965 (aged 60) Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Spouse(s) | Chester Hirst Moorhead (1921-1923) Philip Morgan Plant (1925-1929) Henri de la Falaise (1931-1940) Gilbert Roland (1941-1946) Theron John Coulter (1946-1965) |
Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American actress. Topper Takes a Trip is a 1939 film Sequel of Topper. Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Fort Dix is a United States Army installation located in parts of New Hanover Township, Pemberton New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Henri le Bailly Marquis de La Coudraye de La Falaise ( Saint-Cyr-l'École, France, February 11, 1898 - April 10, 1972 Gilbert Roland ( December 11, 1905 &ndash May 15, 1994) was a Mexican -born actor in American films Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Known as much for her elegant persona as for her acting career, Bennett was one of Hollywood's most luminous stars, delivering amusing, madcap, and occasionally arch performances that belie her ornamental reputation.
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Early life
She was born in New York City, the daughter of actor Richard Bennett and actress Adrienne Morrison, whose Afro-Caribbean descendant father was the stage actor Morris W. Morris. The City of New York Richard Bennett ( May 21, 1870 &ndash October 22, 1944) was an American Actor. Mabel Adrienne Morrison ( March 1, 1883 – November 20, 1940) was a semi-successful Stage actress of the early 20th century Morris W Morris, known as Lewis Morrison onstage born in 1845 Jamaica, West Indies, died on 20 August 1906, Long Island New Her younger sisters were actress/dancer Barbara Bennett and actress Joan Bennett. Barbara Jane Bennett ( August 13, 1906 – August 8, 1958) is a little known early Silent film Actress. Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27 &ndashDecember 7) was an Emmy -nominated American stage film and television actress
Career
Independent, cultured, ironic and outspoken, Constance, the first Bennett sister to enter motion pictures, appeared in New York-produced silent movies before a chance meeting with Samuel Goldwyn led to her Hollywood debut in Cytherea (1924). New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Samuel Goldwyn ( ca. July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer
She abandoned a burgeoning career in silents for marriage to Philip Plant in 1925; She resumed her film career after divorce, with the advent of talking pictures (1929), and with her delicate blonde features and glamorous fashion style, quickly became a popular film star. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
A 1931 contract with Warner Brothers Studios earned her $300,000 for two movies which included The Easiest Way and made her one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The Easiest Way is a 1931 American MGM Drama film directed by Jack Conway. The next year she moved to RKO, where she acted in What Price Hollywood? (1932), directed by George Cukor, an ironic and at the same time tragic behind-the-scenes looks at the old Hollywood studio system, in which she gave her finest performance. What Price Hollywood? is an American film released in, directed by George Cukor, and written by Gene Fowler and Rowland Brown from a story by George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. The studio system was a means of film production and distribution dominant in Hollywood from the early 1920s through the early 1950s In this movie she is a star-struck waitress, named Mary Evans, who manages to make a good impression on a prominent film director (played by Lowell Sherman); with his patronage she became a movie star. Lowell Sherman ( October 11, 1885 San Francisco - December 28, 1934 Hollywood California) was an American actor While the director has some serious alcoholic problems, she marries a wealthy playboy (played by Neil Hamilton), who genuinely loves his wife but is jealous of the demands made on her by her career. James Neil Hamilton ( September 9, 1899 – September 24, 1984) was an American actor famous for his role as Commissioner He leaves her, but not before Mary has been impregnated. She begins to turn her attentions to her mentor, but it is too late: he kills himself in her bedroom. Hoping to heal her emotional wounds, Mary flees to Paris with her child, where she is reunited with her contrite husband.
Bennett next showed her versatility in the likes of Our Betters (1933), Bed of Roses (1933) with Pert Kelton, The Affairs of Cellini (1934), After Office Hours (1935) with Clark Gable, Topper (1937, in a career standout as ghostess-with-the-mostest Marian Kerby opposite Cary Grant, a role she repeated in the 1939 sequel, Topper Takes a Trip), the ultimate madcap family comedy Merrily We Live (1938) and Two-Faced Woman (1941, supporting Greta Garbo). Bed of Roses ( 1933) is an extremely bawdy pre- Hayes Code comedy featuring Constance Bennett and Pert Kelton (the original " Pert Kelton ( October 14 1907 &ndash October 30 1968) was an American vaudeville movie radio and television actress who portrayed the The Affairs of Cellini is a 1934 Comedy film which tells the story of the amorous Benvenuto Cellini and his various love affairs After Office Hours is a 1935 film starring Clark Gable and Constance Bennett and directed by Robert Z Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Topper ( 1937) is a Comedy film which tells the story of a stuffy stuck-in-his-ways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a fun-loving married couple Topper ( 1937) is a Comedy film which tells the story of a stuffy stuck-in-his-ways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a fun-loving married couple Merrily We Live is a 1938 film directed by Norman Z McLeod and starring Constance Bennett, Bonita Granville, Brian Aherne Two-Faced Woman ( 1941) is a romantic comedy film made by MGM. Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's
By the 1940s, Bennett was working less frequently in film but was in demand in both radio and theatre. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Shrewd investments had made her a wealthy woman, and she founded a cosmetics and clothing company.
After World War II
She made no films from the early 1950s until 1965 when she made a comeback in the film Madame X (released posthumously in 1966) playing Lana Turner's mother-in-law. Madame X is a 1966 Drama film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Lana Turner. Lana Turner ( February 8, 1921 &ndash June 29, 1995) was an Academy Award -nominated American Film Shortly after filming was completed, Bennett collapsed and died from a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 60. A cerebral hemorrhage (or intracerebral hemorrhage, ICH) is a subtype of Intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the Brain tissue itself
In recognition of her military contributions, and as the wife of Theron John Coulter, who had achieved the rank of Brigadier General, she was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War Coulter died in 1995 and was buried with her.
Bennett has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures, at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard, a short distance from the star of her sister, Joan. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest Joan Geraldine Bennett (February 27 &ndashDecember 7) was an Emmy -nominated American stage film and television actress
Personal life
Bennett was married five times.
- In 1921 Bennett eloped with Chester Hirst Moorehead of Chicago, the son of a surgeon. The marriage was annulled in 1923.
- Bennett eloped with millionaire socialite Philip Morgan Plant (died 1941) in 1925, they divorced in 1929. In 1932, Bennett brought back from Europe a three-year-old child, whom she claimed to have adopted and named Peter Bennett Plant. In 1942, however, during a battle over a large trust fund established to benefit any descendants of her former husband, Bennett announced that her adopted son actually was her natural child by Plant, born after the divorce and kept hidden in order to ensure that the child's biological father did not get custody. During the court hearings, the actress told her former mother-in-law and her husband's widow that "if she got to the witness stand she would give a complete account of her life with Plant. The matter was settled out of court. "[1][2]
- She captured numerous headlines in 1931, when she married one of Gloria Swanson's former husbands, Henri le Bailly, the Marquis de La Coudraye de La Falaise (1898-1972), a French nobleman and film director. Gloria Swanson (March 27 1899 – April 4 1983 was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Hollywood Henri le Bailly Marquis de La Coudraye de La Falaise ( Saint-Cyr-l'École, France, February 11, 1898 - April 10, 1972 Bennett and de la Falaise founded Bennett Pictures Corp. and co-produced two films which were the last filmed in Hollywood in the two-strip Technicolor process, Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935) filmed in Bali, and Kilou the Killer Tiger (1936), filmed in Indochina. Legong Dance of the Virgins ( 1935) was one of the last feature Films shot using the two-strip Technicolor process Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. They were divorced in 1940.
- In 1941, Bennett married the actor Gilbert Roland, by whom she had two daughters, Lorinda and Christina (a. Gilbert Roland ( December 11, 1905 &ndash May 15, 1994) was a Mexican -born actor in American films k. a. Gyl). They were divorced in 1946.
- In June 1946, Bennett married US Air Force Colonel (later Brigadier General) John Theron Coulter (1912-1995). Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. After her marriage, she concentrated her efforts on providing relief entertainment to US troops still stationed in Europe, winning military honors for her services.
Filmography
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References
External links
- Constance Bennett at the Internet Movie Database
- Constance Bennett at the TCM Movie Database
- Constance Bennett at the Internet Broadway Database
- Constance Bennett at Allmovie
- Constance Bennett Photo Gallery
- Constance Bennett at Find A Grave
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Bennett, Constance |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bennett, Constance Campbell |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1904-10-22 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1965-7-24 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S. |
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