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{{short description|Australian actress}}
{{for|the Jamaican politician|Enid Bennett (politician)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Enid Bennett
| image = Enid Bennett
| caption = Bennett in
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|07|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[York, Western Australia|York]], [[Western Australia]], Australia
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|05|14|1893|07|15|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Malibu, California]], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Fred Niblo]]|1918|1948|end=died}} * {{marriage|[[Sidney Franklin (director)|Sidney Franklin]]|1963}} }}
| yearsactive = 1916–1941
| relatives = [[Marjorie Bennett]] (sister)
| children = 3
}}
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==Early life==
Bennett attended [[Lionel Logue]]'s acting and elocution classes in [[Perth]], and after receiving encouragement from a visiting actress in 1910, she joined a touring company.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80075558 ''The Daily News'' (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) "Mainly About People," 10 August, 1910, P.3] Accessed 28
==Career==
[[File:Enid Bennett
[[File:Fredniblo.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Bennett with husband [[Fred Niblo]] in 1926]]
In the early part of 1915, theatre agents [[J.
Her first appearance in the U.S. was in Henry Arthur Jones' play ''Cock o' the Walk'' at [[George M. Cohan
Following Josephine Cohan's death, Bennett married [[Fred Niblo]] in 1918. In 1924, she appeared opposite [[Ramon Novarro]] in Niblo's film ''[[Red Lily]]''. Between 1923 and 1928 her career had slowed and she appeared in leading roles in fewer films. She made a transition to sound, appearing in two 1931 [[Jackie Cooper]]-[[Robert Coogan]] films: ''[[Skippy (film)|Skippy]]'' (which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture) and its sequel ''[[Sooky]]''. Later at the end of the decade she appeared in a few minor roles, the last being the [[Marx Brothers]] 1941 film ''[[The Big Store]]''. Niblo had retired in 1933, and it appears Bennett did also.
In later life, sister [[Marjorie Bennett]] explained that, somewhat against her will, she had been encouraged by the family to join Bennett to keep her company in the U.S.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19770824&id=PQgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9p0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666,5188541&hl=en ''The Tuscaloosa News'', "Cheerful little old lady long active as an actress." Aug 24, 1977] Accessed 28
==Personal life==▼
In 1918, Bennett married [[Fred Niblo]]. In 1922, she and Niblo had their first child, a daughter named Loris. A son, Peter, was born later that year, and another daughter, Judith, was born in 1928.<ref>[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/frednibloarticle.html ''Remembering My Father, Fred Niblo.'' Peter Niblo, 2006] Accessed 28/12/2015</ref> Niblo died in 1948.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19481112&id=NHgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ME0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3817,4889873&hl=en ''The Pittsburg Press'' November 1948 "Fred Niblo Dies" 12 November 1948] Accessed 28/12/2015</ref> In 1963, she married American film director [[Sidney Franklin (director)|Sidney Franklin]]. In later life, she resided in [[Malibu, California]].▼
▲==Personal life and death==
Niblo and Bennett commissioned architect [[Wallace Neff]] to design their house on Angelo Drive, which they named [[Misty Mountain]]. It was completed in 1926 and sold by the couple to [[Jule C. Stein]] in 1940 after a decline in their fortunes.<ref name=VarietyMar15>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/dirt/real-estalker/rupert-murdoch-sells-bevhills-estate-to-son-james-1201448811/|title=Rupert Murdoch Sells BevHills Estate to Son James|date=20 March 2015|author=Mark David|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref>▼
▲In 1918, Bennett married [[Fred Niblo]]. In 1922, she and Niblo had their first child, a daughter named Loris. A son, Peter, was born later that year, and another daughter, Judith, was born in 1928.<ref>[http://www.silentsaregolden.com/articles/frednibloarticle.html ''Remembering My Father, Fred Niblo.'' Peter Niblo, 2006] Accessed 28
▲Niblo and Bennett commissioned architect [[Wallace Neff]] to design their house on Angelo Drive, which they named [[Misty Mountain]]. It was completed in 1926 and sold by the couple to [[
[[File:Enid Bennett in They're Off ad from Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1917) (IA motionpicturenew161unse) (page 1249 crop).jpg|thumb|Enid Bennett in They're Off ad from ''[[Motion Picture News]]'', 1917]]
On 14 May 1969, Bennett died at her home in
==Partial filmography==
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{{Div col}}
*''[[Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1916 film)|Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford]]'' (1916) - Fanny
*''[[Officer 666 (1916 film)|Officer 666]]'' (1916) - Helen Burton
*''[[The Aryan]]'' (1916) - Minor Role
* ''[[Princess
*''[[The Little Brother]]'' (1917) - Jerry Ross
*''[[Happiness (1917 film)|Happiness]]'' (1917) - Doris Wingate
*''The Girl, Glory'' (1917) - Glory Wharton
* ''[[The Mother Instinct]]'' (1917) - Eleanor Coutierre
*''[[Keys of the Righteous]]'' (1918) - Mary Manning
*''[[Naughty, Naughty! (1918 film)|Naughty, Naughty!]]'' (1918) - Roberta Miller
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*''[[Happy Though Married]]'' (1919) - Millicent Lee
*''[[Partners Three]]'' (1919) - Agnes Cuyler
*''[[The Law of Men (1919 film)|The Law of Men]]'' (1919, lost film) - Laura Dayne
*''[[The Haunted Bedroom]]'' (1919, lost film) - Betsy Thorne
*''[[The Virtuous Thief]]'' (1919, lost film) - Shirley Armitage
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*''[[Her Husband's Friend]]'' (1920) - Judith Westover
*''[[Silk Hosiery]]'' (1920) - Marjorie Bowen
* ''[[Keeping Up with Lizzie]]'' (1921) - Lizzie Henshaw
*''[[The Bootlegger's Daughter]]'' (1922) - Nell Bradley
*''[[Robin Hood (1922 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (1922) - Lady Marian Fitzwalter
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[[Category:20th-century Australian actresses]]
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