Mack Sennett
- Production
- January 17, 1880 · Richmond, Québec, Canada
- November 5, 1960
Biography
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old. In New York City, he took on the stage name Mack Sennett and became an actor, singer, dancer, clown, set designer, and director for the Biograph Company. He later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California, in 1912. Keystone possessed the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on to develop successful acting careers. Sennett's work in sound movies was less successful, and he was bankrupted in 1933. In 1938 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy. Mack Sennett died in Woodland Hills, California in 1960, aged 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
Filmography
- The Real Charlie Chaplin · Self
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty · Self
- Chaplin at Keystone · Director
- Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies · Self
- D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story · Self
- Frank Capra's American Dream · Self
- Hollywood · Self
- The Hollywood Clowns · (archive footage)
- It's Showtime · Self
- The Great Chase
- Crazy Days · Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Days of Thrills and Laughter · Self
- The Golden Age of Comedy · archive footage
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops · Mack Sennett
- Here We Go Again · Producer
- This Is Your Life · Self
- The Slappiest Days of Our Lives · (archive footage)
- Down Memory Lane · Mack Sennett, Executive producer
- Road to Hollywood · Director
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards · Self
- Hollywood Cavalcade · Mack Sennett
- Hollywood Boulevard · Cinegrill Customer (uncredited)
- Way Up Thar · Director, Producer
- The Timid Young Man · Director, Producer
- Just Another Murder · Director
- Flicker Fever · Adaptation, Director
- The Barber Shop · Producer
- Dream Stuff · Screenplay, Producer
- Uncle Jake · Producer
- The Pharmacist · Producer
- Sing, Bing, Sing · Producer
- Caliente Love · Screenplay, Producer
- The Fatal Glass of Beer · Producer
- Too Many Highballs · Producer
- Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife · Producer
- Hypnotized · Director, Producer
- The Dentist · Producer
- The Giddy Age · Producer
- Hawkins & Watkins Inc. · Director
- The Candid Camera · Producer
- The Loud Mouth · Producer
- Jimmy's New Yacht · Producer
- The Spot on the Rug · Producer
- Lady! Please! · Producer
- Dream House · Producer
- The All-American Kickback · Producer
- One More Chance · Director, Producer
- Wrestling Swordfish · Producer
- The Great Pie Mystery · Producer
- Taxi Troubles · Producer
- I Surrender Dear · Director
- Poker Widows · Producer
- Blue of the Night · Producer
- The Cannonball · Director, Producer
- Too Many Husbands · Producer
- The Fainting Lover · Director
- The Albany Branch · Director
- Movie-Town · Mack Sennett-Director, Director
- Monkey Business in Africa · Director
- Hold 'er Sheriff · Director
- Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8) · Self
- Ghost Parade · Director, Producer
- In Conference · Producer
- Crashing Hollywood · Producer
- The Bride's Mistake · Producer
- Dance Hall Marge · Director
- Rough Idea of Love · Director
- A Hollywood Theme Song · Producer
- Racket Cheers · Director
- Midnight Daddies · Producer, Director
- The Bluffer · Director
- The Chumps · Director
- Fat Wives for Thin · Director
- Honeymoon Zeppelin · Director
- He Trumped Her Ace · Producer
- Bulls and Bears · Producer, Director
- Sugar Plum Papa · Producer, Director
- Scotch · Producer, Director