Andrew Bennison
Also recorded as Andrew Bayley Bennison
Andrew Bennison
- Born
- 1886 · Oakland.
- Died
- 1942 · Oxnard.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter · film director
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• Name — Andrew Bennison • Born — 1886 11 3 • Birthplace — Oakland, California • Died — 1942 1 7 • Place of death — Oxnard, California • Occupation — Screenwriter • Years Active — 1923–1941 Andrew Bennison (November 3, 1886 – January 7, 1942, in Oakland, California) was an American screenwriter and film director whose career was at its peak in the 1930s. Bennison was nearly entirely a screenwriter between 1923 and 1942 involved in the writing of some 40 American films of that period. He co-directed the film Born Reckless (1930) with acclaimed director John Ford and a young John Wayne as an extra. He died in Oxnard, California in January 1942.
Selected filmography
• You'll Find Out (1940) • Chip of the Flying U (1940) • Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939) • A Ducking They Did Go (1939) • Pardon My Scotch (1935) • This Sporting Age (1932) • Born Reckless (1930) • Let's Go Places (1930) • Words and Music (1929) • Strong Boy (1929) • Sin Sister (1929) • Woman Wise (1928) • The Wizard (1927) • Defying the Law (1924) • The Greatest Menace (1923) • Divorce (1923)
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Oxnard.
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