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Sennett in 1924 |
Born | Michael Sinnott (1880-01-17)January 17, 1880
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Died | November 5, 1960(1960-11-05) (aged 80)
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Years active | 1908โ1949 |
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Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 โ November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and comedian. He was known as the "King of Comedy". He helped create the first slapstick silent comedy movies.
Sennett died on November 5, 1960, in Woodland Hills, California, aged 80.[1]
According to IMDB he acted in 360 films.
Biography
Michael Sinnott was born in Richmond, Quebec in the Irish Catholi family. When he was 17 years old he moved to Connecticut.
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