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Charles Bennett
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting caree…
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Born just before the century turned, Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911, fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the war's end. In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright, later turning one of his most famous plays, "Blackmail," into a screenplay for production under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock. The affiliation with "Hitch" continued into the early 1940s, by which time both Bennett and the director were working in Hollywood. He wrote for producers ranging from Cecil B. DeMille to Irwin Allen to the penny-pinching folks at AIP. "If I couldn't write, I wouldn't want to live," commented Bennett, who had projects (including a remake of "Blackmail") going right up to the time of his death.
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1986
A State of Emergency
Movie Charlie
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1968
Land of the Giants
TV show Writer
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1965
The Wild Wild West
TV show Writer
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1965
War-Gods of the Deep
Movie Screenplay
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1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
TV show Writer
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1962
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Movie Screenplay
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1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Movie Screenplay
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1960
The Lost World
Movie Screenplay
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1959
The Big Circus
Movie Screenplay
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1958
Behind Closed Doors
TV show Writer
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1957
Night of the Demon
Movie Screenplay
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1957
The Story of Mankind
Movie Writer
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1956
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Movie Story
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1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV show Director
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1954
Casino Royale
Movie Teleplay
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1954
Climax!
TV show Writer
More credits
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1954
Dangerous Mission
Movie Writer
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1953
No Escape
Movie Director
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1952
Cavalcade of America
TV show Writer
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1952
The Green Glove
Movie Screenplay
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1951
Kind Lady
Movie Screenplay
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1950
Where Danger Lives
Movie Screenplay
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show Writer
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1949
Madness of the Heart
Movie Director
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1949
Black Magic
Movie Screenplay
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1948
The Sign of the Ram
Movie Screenplay
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1947
Unconquered
Movie Screenplay
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1947
Ivy
Movie Screenplay
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1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Movie Screenplay
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1943
Forever and a Day
Movie Writer
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1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Movie Screenplay
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1942
Joan of Paris
Movie Screenplay
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1941
They Dare Not Love
Movie Writer
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1940
Foreign Correspondent
Movie Screenplay
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1939
Balalaika
Movie Screenplay
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1938
The Young in Heart
Movie Adaptation
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1937
King Solomon's Mines
Movie Writer
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1937
Young and Innocent
Movie Screenplay
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1936
Sabotage
Movie Screenplay
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1936
Secret Agent
Movie Screenplay
