Marjorie Bennett

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Marjorie Bennett (born January 15, 1896 in York , Western Australia , † June 14, 1982 in Hollywood , Los Angeles , United States ) was an Australian actress .

Life

Bennet grew up as the younger sister of the silent film actress Enid Bennett and stood next to this in 1917 in The Girl, Glory for the first time in front of the camera. In the following year she was seen in three more silent films, whereupon she initially withdrew from the film business. In 1946 she returned to the screen with an extra role in the Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes film Hunt for Music Boxes and in the following year she had a supporting role in Charles Chaplin's Oscar- nominated film Monsieur Verdoux - The Woman Killer of Paris . Because of her appearance she was on roles of housekeeper, the maid and later the worthy old lady set , as such, they stepped in some Abbott and Costello comedies, in Billy Wilder's Sabrina and the musical films Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady on. She had bigger roles in Robert Aldrich's drama What really happened to Baby Jane? as well as in the Don Siegel films Coogan's Big Bluff and The Big Coup . In a large number of her numerous feature films, however, she remained unnamed in the credits. In Disney - Cartoons 101 Dalmatians she had a voice.

In addition to her film career, Bennet was also seen in many television productions. Between 1954 and 1957 she played the recurring guest role of Birdie Brockway in Lassie , in guest roles she appeared in 77 Sunset Strip , Kobra, you take over and Kojak - Einsatz in Manhattan .

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SURNAME Bennett, Marjorie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH York , Western Australia , Australia
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1982
Place of death Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , United States