Constance Bennett
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Constance Campbell Bennett (October 22, 1904 – July 24, 1965) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930s, she was the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. Bennett frequently played society women, focusing on melodramas in the early 1930s and then taking more comedic roles in the late 1930s and 1940s. She is best remembered for her leading roles in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Bed of Roses (1933), Topper (1937), Topper Takes a Trip (1938), and had a prominent supporting role in Greta Garbo's last film, Two-Faced Woman (1941).[1]
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Constance Bennett | |
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Born | Constance Campbell Bennett (1904-10-22)October 22, 1904 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 24, 1965(1965-07-24) (aged 60) Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S. |
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1916–1965 |
Spouses | Philip Morgan Plant
(m. 1925; div. 1929)John Theron Coulter (m. 1946) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Richard Bennett Adrienne Morrison |
Relatives | Lewis Morrison (maternal grandfather) Barbara Bennett (sister) Joan Bennett (sister) Morton Downey Jr. (nephew) |
She was the daughter of stage and silent film star Richard Bennett, and the elder sister of actress Joan Bennett.[1]