Charles Bennett

Born just before the century turned Charles Bennett made his writing debut as a child in 1911 fought in France during World War I while still a teen and resumed his acting career after the wars end In 1926 he dropped acting to concentrate on being a playwright later turning one of his most famous plays Blackmail into a screenplay for production under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock The affiliation with Hitch continued into the early 1940s by which time both Bennett and the director were working in Hollywood He wrote for producers ranging from Cecil B DeMille to Irwin Allen to the pennypinching folks at AIP If I couldnt write I wouldnt want to live commented Bennett who had projects including a remake of Blackmail going right up to the time of his death