Andrew Bennison
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.
Also recorded as Andrew Bayley Bennison
Andrew Bennison
- Name
- Andrew Bennison
- Born
- 3 November 1886
- Birthplace
- Oakland, California
- Died
- 7 January 1942
- Place of death
- Oxnard, California
- Occupation
- Screenwriter
- Nationality
- United States
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Andrew Bennison, born on 3 November 1886 and died on 7 January 1942 in Oxnard, California, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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He died in Oxnard, California in January 1942.
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• Name — Andrew Bennison • Born — 3 November 1886 • Birthplace — Oakland, California • Died — 7 January 1942 • Place of death — Oxnard, California • Occupation — Screenwriter • Years Active — 1923–1941
Selected filmography
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• 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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