Spencer Gordon Bennet
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| Spencer Gordon Bennet | |
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| Born | January 5, 1893(1893-01-05) Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | October 8, 1987 (aged 94) Santa Monica, California |
| Occupation | Film director and producer |
| Years active | 1921-1974 |
Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors" he directed more film serials than any other director.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bennet first entered show business as a stunt man, when he answered a newspaper ad to jump from the Palisades of the Hudson River while wearing a suit for the serial film Hurricane Hutch. The gig at that time paid $1 per foot he had to fall.
He made his directorial debut in 1921's Behold the Man but made his serial directorial debut in 1925 with Sunken Silver. He would keep making serials, as well as B-Westerns features, until the very end of the genre, directing the very last two made in the United States in 1956, Blazing the Overland Trail and Perils of the Wilderness. After the serials ended he directed a handful of features, his final directorial credit with 1965's The Bounty Killer which was also the final film to feature noted cowboy star Gilbert "Broncho Billy" Anderson. When he died in 1987, his tombstone was engraved "His Final Chapter".
Over his long career Bennet directed over a hundred serials including both Superman serials, The Adventures of Sir Galahad, Batman and Robin, The Tiger Woman, Captain Video, and numerous western serials. Among his western b-features were his long running Red Ryder series, featuring Red Barry.
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| NAME | Bennet, Spencer Gordon |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn, New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1987 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Santa Monica, California |
| Preceded by Lambert Hillyer |
Batman film director 1949 |
Succeeded by Leslie H. Martinson |
| Preceded by None |
Superman film director 1948 (with Thomas Carr)-1950 |
Succeeded by Lee Sholem |
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