Annette Benson
Annette Benson (1895–1965) was a British film actress. She was a leading lady of British silent films of the 1920s, appearing in Confetti with Jack Buchanan and Downhill with Ivor Novello. She also featured in several French and German productions in the mid-1920s.
Annette Benson

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- Name
- Annette Benson
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom
- Died
- 1965
- Place of death
- Santa Clara, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Born
- 1895 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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Annette Benson (1895–1965) was a British film actress. She was a leading lady of British silent films of the 1920s, appearing in Confetti with Jack Buchanan and Downhill with Ivor Novello. She also featured in several French and German productions in the mid-1920s.
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Her career tailed-off with the arrival of sound film and she made her last screen appearance in 1931. Perhaps her best-known role is that of the film star Mae Feather in Anthony Asquith's Shooting Stars.
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• Name — Annette Benson • Birthplace — London, United Kingdom • Died — 1965 • Place of death — Santa Clara, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1921–1931 (film)
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role • 1921 — Love at the Wheel — Helen Warwick • The Temporary Lady — Mary Lamb • Squibs — Ivy Hopkins • 1922 — Three Live Ghosts — Mrs. Woofers • The Nonentity — Beryl Danvers • The Man from Home — Faustina Ribière • Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep — Ivy Hopkins • 1923 — Afterglow — Mira Massingham • The Harbour Lights — Lina Nelson • 1924 — Lovers in Araby — Nadine Meville • The Money Habit — Diana Hastings • 1925 — A Daughter of Israel — Guitele • Cock of the Roost — Olga • Before the Battle — Alice de Corlaix • 1926 — The Cradle of God — Ruth • 1927 — Downhill — Mabel • Confetti — Dolores • 1928 — Madonna of the Sleeping Cars • Shooting Stars — Mae Feather • A South Sea Bubble — Lydia la Rue • Change of Heart — Griselda Turner • Sir or Madam — Lady Day • The Ringer — Cora Ann Milton • The Inseparables — Adrienne • 1929 — Weekend Wives — Helene Monard • 1931 — Deadlock — Madeleine d'Arblay • Almost a Divorce
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- 1.Ryall p.33
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- Ryall, Tom. Anthony Asquith. Oxford University Press, 2013.
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