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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 .
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 an actor, director, playwright, film and television writer, and novelist in both England and Hollywood left him with many amusing anecdotes, opinions about his craft, and impressions of ...
Screenwriter Charles Bennett was Hitchcock's mentor throughout the 1930's. He created the "trademark scenario" utilized by the Master of Suspense, authoring seven films directed by Hitchcock.
May 2, 2014 · The Life of Screenwriter Charles Bennett. By Charles Bennett. Edited by John Charles Bennett. Univ. Press of Kentucky. 279 pp. $40. 📚. Follow Books. Not long ago, Turner Classic Movies...
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.
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.
Perhaps Alfred Hitchcock 's most influential collaborator during the 1930s, screenwriter Charles Bennett has only recently been given some credit for the wit, structure and tone of those beguiling entertainments that preceded the departure of both director and writer for Hollywood.
