Historical records matching John David Bennett
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About John David Bennett
Births Jun 1928
- BENNETT John D Rudnidsky Bromley RD (includes Beckenham) 2a 991
John Bennett abandoned ambitions of becoming an architect to train as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. After making his stage début alongside Leslie Phillips in The Man from the Ministry (Croydon Hippodrome, 1949) and spending many years in repertory theatre, he made his screen début in the heist film The Challenge (1960), starring Jayne Mansfield.
Bennett remained was a stage performer in classical roles at the National Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in West End revivals - "The King and I" (1979) and "The Sound of Music" (1981).
Son-in-law of John Mortimer and Penelope Mortimer.
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John David Bennett's Timeline
| 1928 |
May 8, 1928
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Beckenham, Kent, England UK
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| 2005 |
April 11, 2005
Age 76
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Brent, London, Middlesex, England UK
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