Charles Bennett (Author)
Charles Bennett (born August 2, 1899 in Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex , England ; † June 15, 1995 in Los Angeles ) was a British playwright and screenwriter who is best known for his collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock .
Life
After serving in the First World War , Bennett worked as an actor and writer before starting to write plays in the 1920s. His play Blackmail was filmed in 1929 by Alfred Hitchcock under the same name . His collaboration with Hitchcock peaked in the mid-1930s when Bennett wrote the scripts for five highly successful Hitchcock thrillers: The Man Who Knew Too Much , The 39 Steps , Secret Agent , Sabotage, and Young and Innocent .
Bennett left England in 1940 to work in America with Hitchcock on his second American film The Foreign Correspondent. For this he was nominated for an Oscar in 1941 . He stayed in Hollywood, where he wrote many screenplays and also directed two feature films: The Rival (1949) and The Hunted Innocent (1953). He later worked for US television and wrote scripts for television series. In 1954 he worked on Casino Royale , the first James Bond film.
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: The Man Who Knew Too Much (The Man Who Knew Too Much)
- 1935: The 39 Steps (The 39 Steps)
- 1935: King of the Damned
- 1936: Secret Agent (Secret Agent)
- 1936: sabotage
- 1937: Young and Innocent (Young and Innocent)
- 1938: Rogue with heart (The Young in Heart)
- 1939: Balalaika
- 1940: The Foreign Correspondent
- 1942: Joan of Paris
- 1942: Pirates in the Caribbean Sea (Reap the Wild Wind)
- 1943: For ever and a day (Forever and a Day)
- 1944: Dr. Wassell's Escape from Java (The Story of Dr. Wassell)
- 1947: Ivy
- 1947: The Unconquered
- 1949: Die Rivalin (Madness of the Heart) (also director)
- 1952: The Iron Glove (The Green Glove)
- 1953: Hunted Innocent (No Escape) (also director)
- 1954: Casino Royale
- 1957: The Story of Mankind
- 1957: Night of the Demon (Night of the Demon)
- 1960: The Lost World (The Lost World)
- 1961: Fire Belt Company (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)
- 1965: City on the Sea (City Under the Sea)
Web links
- Charles Bennett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Charles Bennett in the All Movie Guide (English)
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SURNAME | Bennett, Charles |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kneubuhl, John H. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English playwright and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex, England |
DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1995 |
Place of death | los Angeles |