Eileen Bennett (born 8 July 1920) is a British retired film actress who was active in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was born in London, United Kingdom. She attended the
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...
and started out as a model.
She made her screen debut in the 1939 film
The Outsider in an uncredited role. She played Eve in the
thriller Trunk Crime
''Trunk Crime'' is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Manning Whiley, Barbara Everest and Michael Drake. It was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie
The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V ...
later that year. She was described as "Britain's new screen star" in 1942.
She had significant roles in the
comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...
''
Much Too Shy'' (1942) and ''
Thursday's Child'' (1943).
Personal life
Bennett married Thomas Hammond West, Jr. during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. The couple had two sons together; David Hammond and film actor
Nicholas Hammond
Nicholas Hammond (born May 15, 1950) is an American-born Australian actor and writer who is best known for his roles as Friedrich von Trapp in the film ''The Sound of Music'' and as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 1970s television series ''The A ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
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1920 births
Living people
British film actresses
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