Richard Bennett

From WikipediaRichard Bennett (May 21, 1870 – October 22, 1944) was anAmerican actor who became a stage and silent screen matinee idol over the earlydecades of the twentieth century.He was born in Deacon's Mills, Indiana in 1870 (some sourcesstate 1872), the son of George Washington Bennett and Eliza Huffman. Hisyounger sister was Ina Blanche Bennett. For a time, he was a sailor on GreatLakes steamer, a professional boxer, medicine showman, troubadour and nightclerk in a hotel in Chicago.His silent movie debut was a reprisal of his stage role inDamaged Goods (1914), which co-starred his wife, Adrienne Morrison. He helpedadapt the screenplay and direct the drama. In the drama The Valley of Decision(1916), which he wrote, Bennett appeared on the screen with his wife, ...show more