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Mack Sennett
Richmond, Québec, Canada
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced…
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Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old. In New York City, he took on the stage name Mack Sennett and became an actor, singer, dancer, clown, set designer, and director for the Biograph Company. He later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California, in 1912. Keystone possessed the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on to develop successful acting careers. Sennett's work in sound movies was less successful, and he was bankrupted in 1933. In 1938 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy. Mack Sennett died in Woodland Hills, California in 1960, aged 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
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2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2012
Chaplin at Keystone
Movie Director
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2008
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2002
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2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Movie Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
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1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1979
The Hollywood Clowns
Movie (archive footage)
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1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
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1976
It's Showtime
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1962
The Great Chase
Movie
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1962
Crazy Days
Movie Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1961
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1957
The Golden Age of Comedy
Movie archive footage
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1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Movie Mack Sennett
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1952
Here We Go Again
Movie Producer
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1952
This Is Your Life
TV show Self
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1951
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Movie (archive footage)
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1949
Down Memory Lane
Movie Mack Sennett
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1947
Road to Hollywood
Movie Director
- 1942
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1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Movie Mack Sennett
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1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)
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1935
Way Up Thar
Movie Director
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1935
The Timid Young Man
Movie Director
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1935
Just Another Murder
Movie Director
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1935
Flicker Fever
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1933
The Barber Shop
Movie Producer
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1933
Dream Stuff
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1933
Uncle Jake
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1933
The Pharmacist
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1933
Sing, Bing, Sing
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1933
Caliente Love
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1933
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Movie Producer
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1933
Too Many Highballs
Movie Producer
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1933
Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
Movie Producer
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1932
Hypnotized
Movie Director
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1932
The Dentist
Movie Producer
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1932
The Giddy Age
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