Personal Info
Known For
Production
Birthdate
1880-01-17
Day of Death
1960-11-05
Place of Birth
Richmond, Québec, Canada
Mack Sennett
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]
Filmography (264)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2008
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
The Hollywood Clowns
1979Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
It's Showtime
1976
The Great Chase
1962
Crazy Days
1962
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
