Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and comedian. He was known as the "King of Comedy". He helped create the first slapstick silent comedy movies.
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Born | Michael Sinnott January 17, 1880 |
Died | November 5, 1960 | (aged 80)
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Years active | 1908–1949 |
Sennett died on November 5, 1960, in Woodland Hills, California, aged 80.[1]
According to IMDB he acted in 360 films.
Biography
Michael Sinnott was born in Richmond, Quebec in the Irish Catholi family. When he was 17 years old he moved to Connecticut.
Mack Sennett Media
Panoramic view of the Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, located 1712 Allessandro Avenue (later renamed Glendale Boulevard) in Edendale, now part of Echo Park. Mack Sennett (1880-1960), whose photo has been placed in the upper left corner of the image, founded the Keystone Studios in Edendale, with the help of financial backing.
Movie theatre audience members Roscoe Arbuckle and Sennett square off while watching Mabel Normand onscreen in Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913).
Mabel Normand, Sennett, and Charles Chaplin in The Fatal Mallet (1914)
Silent film Love, Speed and Thrills (1915), directed by Walter Wright and produced by Sennett, is a chase film in which a man (named Walrus) kidnaps the wife of his benefactor, but the so-called "Keystone Cops" are also chasing down Walrus.