Australian-born Enid Bennett (her sisters, Catherine Bennett and Marjorie Bennett , were also actresses) started her career on stage in Sydney. She became a well-regarded stage actress there, and eventually made her way to New York to conquer Broadway . Broadway , however, wasn't particularly interested in being conquered by Miss Bennett, and it took her several months to find any work at all. Finally, her "English" (actually Australian) accent got her a job in "Cock of the Walk". She was seen there by film producer Thomas H. Ince , who signed her to a contract and brought her to Hollywood. She married twice, both of her husbands being top Hollywood directors: Fred Niblo and Sidney Franklin . Her last film was The Big Store (1941) with The Marx Brothers , in which she had an uncredited bit part as a clerk, and she retired from the movie business soon afterward. She died of a heart attack in Malibu, CA, in 1969.

Children, with Niblo, Louis, Peter and JudithSister of actress Marjorie BennettSilent film actressSister of actress Catherine Bennett .