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Marjorie Bennett (15 January 1896 – 14 June 1982) was an Australian actress who worked mainly in the United States. She began her acting career during the silent film era.


Early life

Bennett was born in
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in
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. Her sisters Enid (1893–1969) and Catherine (1901–1978) were also Hollywood film actresses.


Career

Bennett began acting in films in 1917 and later made the transition to talking pictures with bit roles in '' Monsieur Verdoux'' (1947), '' Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff'' (1949), and ''Washington Story'' (1952). In 1952, she appeared as
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's landlady in the film '' Limelight'' and later had guest roles on '' The Great Gildersleeve'', '' Four Star Playhouse'', '' Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'', '' I Love Lucy'', '' Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'', and '' December Bride''. Between 1958 and 1961, she appeared as Amanda Comstock in three episodes of ABC's '' The Real McCoys'', starring Walter Brennan. From 1959 to 1961, she was cast ten times as Blossom Kenney on CBS' '' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'', starring Dwayne Hickman.In 1962, she played Victor Buono's mother in " Whatever Happened to Baby Jane". During the 1970s, Bennett had television roles on '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Adam-12'', '' CHiPs'', '' Night Gallery'', '' McMillan & Wife'', and '' Phyllis''. She had a role opposite Richard Widmark in the 1973 television film ''Brock's Last Case''. In the 1973 film '' Charley Varrick'', starring Walter Matthau, Bennett portrayed Mrs. Taft, an elderly gardener living in a trailer park who is convinced that every man she meets wants to seduce her. Bennett also appeared in several television commercials in the 1970s. She made her last on-screen appearance in 1980 on ABC's '' Barney Miller'' series.


Personal life

Bennett was married to William Cady Jr. from 1932 until his death in 1976. Bennett died in Hollywood, California, on 14 June 1982, and her ashes were interred in the Great Mausoleum's Columbarium of Dawn at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Marjorie 1896 births 1982 deaths Actresses from Western Australia Australian expatriate actresses in the United States Australian film actresses Australian silent film actresses Australian television actresses Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) People from York, Western Australia 20th-century Australian actresses Australian expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom 20th-century English actresses Australian expatriates in England