Enid Bennett

From Wikipedia Born in York Western Australia Enid Bennett started her film acting career in 1916 first starring in GetRichQuick Wallingford with two other films that same year She married American director Sidney Franklin early in her career but they were divorced shortly thereafter In 1917 she starred in five films the most important of which was The Little Brother opposite William Garwood That film brought her to the attention of studios and led to an increasing number of acting roles From 1918 to 1921 she starred in twentythree films becoming well known and recognizable as an actress In 1918 she married director Fred Niblo who later directed the second film version of Ben Hur In 1922 she starred in only three films but one of those became her most famous role the female lead of Maid Marian in Robin Hood with Douglas Fairbanks From 1923 to 1928 she starred in only ten films as her career had slowed to a crawl She was a mother by that time as she and Niblo eventually had three children together In 1929 her brother Alexander Bennett married actress Frances Lee The wedding was attended by some of Hollywoods biggest names including Gloria Swanson and Greta Garbo That year Bennett starred in only one film Good Medicine opposite Edward Everett Horton Bennetts sisters Marjorie 18961982 and Catherine 19011978 were also Hollywood film actresses She made a semisuccessful transition to sound films but saw fewer roles come her way From 1931 to 1941 she had roles in only seven films the last of which was uncredited She retired after 1941 eventually residing with her family in Malibu California where she died in 1969 from a heart attack aged 75