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Charles Alfred Selwyn Bennett (2 August 1899 – 15 June 1995) was an English playwright, screenwriter and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock . Biography. Early life.
May 2, 2014 · Now, thanks to “Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense,” a posthumous memoir by screenwriter Charles Bennett (1899-1995), we know that Tourneur wasn’t the only one infuriated by RKO’s failure ...
Featuring an introduction and additional biographical material from Bennett’s son, editor John Charles Bennett, Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense is a richly detailed narrative of a remarkable yet often-overlooked figure in film history. A required book for any screenwriter. The construction is the most important goddamned thing.
Screenwriter Charles Bennett was Alfred Hitchcock’s inspiration and mentor. Between 1929-1940 Bennett wrote seven scripts to establish Hitchcock's reputation as the Master of Suspense. The first was Bennett’s 1928 play Blackmail (1929) adapted as Britain's first "full length all-talkie super-film."
With a career that spanned from the silent era to the 1990s, British screenwriter Charles Bennett (1899--1995) lived an extraordinary life. His experiences as a...
Jun 21, 1995 · Charles Bennett, screenwriter, director, dramatist, actor: born Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex 2 August 1899; twice married; died Los Angeles 15 June 1995. Charles Bennett will be remembered for the...
BIOGRAPHY: Charles Bennett was a British writer, director and sometime actor most famous for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. Originally involved in the theatre, he wrote the play Blackmail (1929), which Hitchcock later made into the first British feature film with synchronized sound.
