Mack Sennett
Production
- Born:
- 1880-01-17
- Died:
- 1960-11-05
- Place of birth:
- Richmond, Québec, Canada
Biography
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old. In New York City, he took on the stage name Mack Sennett and became an actor, singer, dancer, clown, set designer, and director for the Biograph Company. He later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California, in 1912. Keystone possessed the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on to develop successful acting careers. Sennett's work in sound movies was less successful, and he was bankrupted in 1933. In 1938 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy. Mack Sennett died in Woodland Hills, California in 1960, aged 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known For
Filmography
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Frank Capra's American Dream
Hollywood
The Hollywood Clowns
It's Showtime
The Great Chase
Crazy Days
Days of Thrills and Laughter
The Golden Age of Comedy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
This Is Your Life
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
Down Memory Lane
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie-Town
Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
The Hollywood Kid
Oh, Mabel Behave
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Stolen Magic
My Valet
The Little Teacher
Hearts and Planets
The Property Man
Mabel's Busy Day
The Knockout
The Fatal Mallet
A Busy Day
Mabel at the Wheel
Mack at It Again
Mabel’s Bear Escape
Rebecca's Wedding Day
Love Sickness at Sea
A Healthy Neighborhood
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Rastus and the Game Cock
For the Love of Mabel
Peeping Pete
The Hansom Driver
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
Their First Execution
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes
Murphy's I.O.U.
Those Good Old Days
Her New Beau
At Twelve O’Clock
The Rube and the Baron
A Strong Revenge
The Sleuths at the Floral Parade
Mabel’s Heroes
The Battle of Who Run
The Mistaken Masher
How Hiram Won Out
The Duel
Hoffmeyer's Legacy
A Family Mixup
Pat's Day Off
A Bear Escape
Mr. Fixit
The Rivals
The Deacon's Troubles
A Temperamental Husband
At It Again
At Coney Island
The Flirting Husband
The Ambitious Butler
Pedro's Dilemma
Riley and Schultze
The New Neighbor
The Water Nymph
Cohen Collects a Debt
What the Doctor Ordered
The Would-Be Shriner
The Speed Demon
Man's Genesis
The New Baby
Tomboy Bessie
The Furs
The Brave Hunter
Hot Stuff
A Spanish Dilemma
A String of Pearls
The Fatal Chocolate
The Inventor’s Secret
$500 Reward
The Beautiful Voice
The Ghost
The Manicure Lady
The New Dress
Paradise Lost
The Spanish Gypsy
Comrades
His Daughter
Fisher Folks
His Trust Fulfilled
His Trust
The Italian Barber
After the Ball
Love in Quarantine
The Broken Doll
A Lucky Toothache
A Gold Necklace
Examination Day at School
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
The Modern Prodigal
Wilful Peggy
When We Were in Our 'Teens
An Arcadian Maid
A Flash of Light
A Child's Faith
What the Daisy Said
A Midnight Cupid
The Purgation
A Child's Impulse
Never Again
In the Border States
A Victim of Jealousy
In the Season of Buds
Ramona
An Affair of Hearts
The Two Brothers
Love Among the Roses
As It Is in Life
Gold Is Not All
Faithful
The Converts
In Old California
The Thread of Destiny
The Newlyweds
Taming a Husband
The Last Deal
All on Account of the Milk
The Day After
To Save Her Soul
A Trap for Santa Claus
A Corner in Wheat
The Redman's View
Through the Breakers
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
The Mountaineer's Honor
The Light That Came
Nursing a Viper
The Gibson Goddess
What's Your Hurry?
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
A Change of Heart
Pippa Passes
The Awakening
Leather Stocking
The Broken Locket
Getting Even
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
The Sealed Room
The Little Darling
Oh, Uncle!
The Seventh Day
The Indian Runner's Romance
His Wife's Visitor
Mr. Jones' Burglar
They Would Elope
The Mended Lute
A Strange Meeting
The Slave
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Necklace
The Way of Man
The Peachbasket Hat
The Mexican Sweethearts
Her First Biscuits
The Faded Lilies
The Son's Return
The Lonely Villa
A New Trick
The Violin Maker of Cremona
What Drink Did
The Cricket on the Hearth
Two Memories
Resurrection
The Jilt
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
The Suicide Club
Lucky Jim
Twin Brothers
Lady Helen's Escapade
Confidence
The Winning Coat
The Road to the Heart
A Drunkard's Reformation
Jones and His New Neighbors
The Deception
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
The Voice of the Violin
The Lure of the Gown
The Salvation Army Lass
The Wooden Leg
At the Altar
The Golden Louis
The Politician's Love Story
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Curtain Pole
A Wreath in Time
The Girls and Daddy
The Cord of Life
Those Awful Hats
The Welcome Burglar
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
The Criminal Hypnotist
The Sacrifice
A Rural Elopement
The Honor of Thieves
Love Finds a Way
The Maniac Cook
One Touch of Nature
The Helping Hand
Mr. Jones at the Ball
The Christmas Burglars
An Awful Moment
The Test of Friendship
The Reckoning
The Feud and the Turkey
Money Mad
The Valet's Wife
The Clubman and the Tramp
The Song of the Shirt
The Guerrilla
The Taming of the Shrew
The Pirate's Gold
After Many Years
Concealing a Burglar
The Call of the Wild
Romance of a Jewess
The Vaquero's Vow
Ingomar, the Barbarian
Father Gets in the Game
The Zulu's Heart
The Devil
A Smoked Husband
Where the Breakers Roar
The Heart of O Yama
The Red Girl
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
The Girl and the Outlaw
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Betrayed by a Handprint
Balked at the Altar
The Fatal Hour
Deceived Slumming Party
The Black Viper
The Stage Rustler
The Kentuckian
Over the Hills to the Poor House
The Man in the Box
The Invisible Fluid
Thompson's Night Out
The Sculptor's Nightmare
The King's Messenger
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker