Horatio Curtis Benton (August 26, 1885 – September 14, 1938) was an American actor and screenwriter for silent films and early talkies. Born in

Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...

, Benton, attended

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

and embarked upon a stage career in 1903, appearing with

Robert Hilliard Robert Martin Hilliard (7 April 1904 – 22 February 1937) was an Olympic boxer, Irish republican, Church of Ireland minister and communist. He was killed in the Spanish Civil War fighting in the International Brigades. Biography Hilliard was ...

in ''A Fool There Was,'' and two seasons with

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and

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' company where he played parts in ''

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'', ''Broadway Jones'', and others. His film career included supporting roles in ''The Pursuit Eternal'' (1915), ''Conscience'' (1915) (which he also wrote), ''

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-J ...

'' (1916), ''

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'' (1916), '' The Siren'' (1917), '' Fireman, Save My Child'' (1932) and ''

Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. ''Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of 1 ...

'' (1937). His writing credits include '' The Uninvited Guest'' (1924), ''

It Is the Law ''It Is the Law'' is a 1924 American silent mystery film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Arthur Hohl, Herbert Heyes, and Mona Palma. It is a film adaptation of the 1922 Broadway play of the same name by Elmer Rice, itself based on ...

'' (1924), and ''

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'' (1926). In his later years he was a boxing announcer at the Hollywood Stadium. He died in Hollywood in 1938 after a six-months illness.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Benton, Curtis 1885 births 1938 deaths American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors American male screenwriters Vanderbilt University alumni Actors from Ohio 20th-century American screenwriters