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| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
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| other_names = Margery Bennett<br>Marjorie E. Bennett
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| years_active = 1917–1980
| years_active = 1917–1980
| spouse = {{marriage|William Cady, Jr.|1932|1976|end=died}}
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'''Marjorie Bennett''' (15 January 1896 &ndash; 14 June 1982) was an [[Australia]]n-born [[television]] and [[film]] [[actress]], who worked mainly in [[Great Britain]] and the [[United States]]. She began her acting career during the [[silent film]] era.
'''Marjorie Bennett''' (15 January 1896 &ndash; 14 June 1982) was an Australian actress who worked mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States. She began her acting career during the [[silent film]] era.

==Early life==
Bennett was born in [[York, Western Australia|York]] in [[Western Australia]]. Her sisters [[Enid Bennett|Enid]] (1893–1969) and Catherine (1901–1978) were also Hollywood film actresses.<ref>{{cite book |last=Katz |first=Ephraim |title=The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |year=1994 |edition=2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/filmencyclopedia0katz/page/112 112] |isbn=978-0-0627-3089-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/filmencyclopedia0katz/page/112}}</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071654/ "Catherine Bennett"]. ''[[IMDb]]''. Retrieved 13 May 2013{{better source needed|date=December 2024}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Bennett was born in [[York, Western Australia|York]] in [[Western Australia]]. Her sisters [[Enid Bennett|Enid]] (1893-1969)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Katz|first=Ephraim|title=The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=1994|edition=2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/filmencyclopedia0katz/page/112 112]|isbn=0-06-273089-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/filmencyclopedia0katz/page/112}}</ref> and Catherine (1901–1978)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071654/ Catherine Bennett], entry at Internet Movie Database, retrieved 13 May 2013</ref> were also Hollywood film actresses. Bennett began acting in films in 1917 and later made the transition to [[Sound film|talking pictures]] with bit roles in ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947), ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff]]'' (1949), and ''Washington Story'' (1952). In 1952, she appeared as [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s landlady in the film ''[[Limelight (1952 film)|Limelight]]''<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18486979?searchTerm=marjorie%20bennett | title=Chaplin Is Almost Himself Again | newspaper=The Sunday Herald | date=9 December 1951 | page=4 | accessdate=6 September 2010 }}</ref> and later had guest roles on ''[[The Great Gildersleeve#Television|The Great Gildersleeve]]'', ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'', ''[[Challenge of the Yukon#Television series: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon|Sergeant Preston of the Yukon]]'', ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]'', and ''[[December Bride]]''. Between 1958 and 1961, she appeared as Amanda Comstock in three episodes of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Real McCoys]]'', starring [[Walter Brennan]]. From 1959 to 1961, she was cast ten times as Blossom Kenney on [[CBS]]' ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]'', starring [[Dwayne Hickman]].
Bennett began acting in films in 1917 and later made the transition to [[Sound film|talking pictures]] with bit roles in ''[[Monsieur Verdoux]]'' (1947), ''[[Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff]]'' (1949), and ''Washington Story'' (1952). In 1952, she appeared as [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s landlady in the film ''[[Limelight (1952 film)|Limelight]]''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18486979?searchTerm=marjorie%20bennett| title=Chaplin Is Almost Himself Again| newspaper=The Sunday Herald| location=[[Sydney]]| date=9 December 1951 | page=4 | accessdate=6 September 2010 }}</ref> and later had guest roles on ''[[The Great Gildersleeve#Television|The Great Gildersleeve]]'', ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'', ''[[Challenge of the Yukon#Television series: Sergeant Preston of the Yukon|Sergeant Preston of the Yukon]]'', ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]'', and ''[[December Bride]]''. Between 1958 and 1961, she appeared as Amanda Comstock in three episodes of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Real McCoys]]'', starring [[Walter Brennan]]. From 1959 to 1961, she was cast ten times as Blossom Kenney on [[CBS]]' ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]'', starring [[Dwayne Hickman]].


During the 1970s, Bennett had television roles on ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[Adam-12]]'', ''[[CHiPs]]'', ''[[Night Gallery]]'', ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'', and ''[[Phyllis (TV series)|Phyllis]]''. She had a role opposite [[Richard Widmark]] in the 1973 television film ''Brock's Last Case''. In the 1973 film ''[[Charley Varrick]]'', starring [[Walter Matthau]], Bennett portrayed Mrs. Taft, an elderly gardener living in a trailer park who is convinced that every man she meets wants to seduce her. Bennett also appeared in several television commercials in the 1970s. She made her last on-screen appearance in 1980 on ABC's ''[[Barney Miller]]'' series.
During the 1970s, Bennett had television roles on ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''Adam-12'', ''[[CHiPs]]'', ''[[Night Gallery]]'', ''[[McMillan & Wife]]'', and ''[[Phyllis (TV series)|Phyllis]]''. She had a role opposite [[Richard Widmark]] in the 1973 television film ''Brock's Last Case''. In the 1973 film ''[[Charley Varrick]]'', starring [[Walter Matthau]], Bennett portrayed Mrs. Taft, an elderly gardener living in a trailer park who is convinced that every man she meets wants to seduce her. Bennett also appeared in several television commercials in the 1970s. She made her last on-screen appearance in 1980 on ABC's ''[[Barney Miller]]'' series.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Bennett was married to William Cady, Jr., from 1932 until his death in 1976.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19770824&id=PQgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9p0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666,5188541&hl=en Kevin Thomas, "Cheerful Little Old Lady long active as an actress," ''The Los Angeles Times'' (reprinted in ''The Tuscaloosa News'', 24 August 1977, P.34]</ref>
Bennett was married to William Cady Jr., from 1932 until his death in 1976.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19770824&id=PQgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9p0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6666,5188541&hl=en| first=Kevin| last=Thomas| title=Cheerful Little Old Lady long active as an actress| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| via=''[[The Tuscaloosa News]]''| date=24 August 1977| page=34}}</ref>


Bennett died in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California]] on 14 June 1982,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/22/obituaries/marjorie-bennett-dead-at-87-acted-in-chaplin-s-limelight.html | title=Marjorie Bennett Dead at 87; Acted in Chaplin's 'Limelight' | date=22 June 1982 | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | accessdate=6 September 2010 }}</ref> and her ashes were interred in the Great Mausoleum's Columbarium of Dawn at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Glendale.
Bennett died in Hollywood, California, on 14 June 1982,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/22/obituaries/marjorie-bennett-dead-at-87-acted-in-chaplin-s-limelight.html | title=Marjorie Bennett Dead at 87; Acted in Chaplin's 'Limelight' |date=22 June 1982 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=6 September 2010 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and her ashes were interred in the Great Mausoleum's Columbarium of Dawn at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Glendale.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
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|-
| 1956
| 1956
| ''[[Our Miss Brooks]]''
| ''[[Our Miss Brooks (film)|Our Miss Brooks]]''
| Mrs. J. Boynton
| Mrs. J. Boynton
| Uncredited
| Uncredited
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| Alternative title: ''Hill's Angels''
| Alternative title: ''Hill's Angels''
|-
|-
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
|-
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year
! Year
! Title
! Title
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| ''[[The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]''
| ''[[The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]''
| Widow
| Widow
| Season 1 Episode 8: "The Tax Collecting Story"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1952
| 1952
| ''[[Racket Squad]]''
| ''[[Racket Squad]]''
| Mrs. Fogarty
| Mrs. Fogarty
| Season 3 Episode 6: "Beauty for Hire"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1953
| 1953
| ''[[The Pride of the Family]]''
| ''The Pride of the Family''
| Mrs. Mallory
| Mrs. Mallory
| Season 1 Episode 5: "Albie Sells the House"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1953
| ''[[I Married Joan]]''
| Aquarium Society Woman
| Season 2 Episode 5: "Tropical Fish"
|-
| 1953
| ''[[I Married Joan]]''
| Miss Patterson
| Season 2 Episode 7: "Initiation"
|-
|-
| 1954
| 1954
| ''[[My Little Margie]]''
| ''[[My Little Margie]]''
| Miss Flannigan/The Old Lady Robber
| Miss Flannigan / The Old Lady Robber
| Season 3 Episode 25: "Margie Babysits"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1954
| 1954–1957
| ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''
| ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''
| Birdie Brockway
| Birdie Brockway (uncredited)
| Season 1 Episode 7: "Feud"
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1954
| ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''
| Birdie Brockway (uncredited)
| Season 1 Episode 13: "Sale of Lassie"
|-
|-
| 1955
| 1955
| ''[[I Married Joan]]''
| ''[[I Married Joan]]''
| Ruth
| Ruth
| Season 3 Episode 24: "How to Win Friends"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1955–1958
| 1955–1958
| ''[[The Bob Cummings Show]]''
| ''[[The Bob Cummings Show]]''
| Mrs. Neimeyer
| Mrs. Neimeyer
| 4 episodes
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1956
| ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''
| Birdie Brockway
| Season 2 Episode 27: "Lassie's Double"
|-
| 1956
| ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''
| Birdie Brockway
| Season 2 Episode 38: "Diane"
|-
|-
| 1956
| 1956
| ''[[Cheyenne (1955 TV series)|Cheyenne]]''
| ''[[Cheyenne (1955 TV series)|Cheyenne]]''
| Mrs. Smallwood
| Mrs. Smallwood
| Season 1 Episode 7: "Decision"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]''
| Birdie Brockway (uncredited)
| Season 4 Episode 13: "Transition"
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
| Cake Lady (uncredited)
| Season 2 Episode 33: "A Man Greatly Beloved"
|-
|-
| 1957
| 1957
| ''[[Ford Theatre#Television|The Ford Television Theatre]]''
| ''[[Ford Theatre#Television|The Ford Television Theatre]]''
| Mrs. Morris
| Mrs. Morris
| Season 5 Episode 25: "The Man Across the Hall"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1957–1959
| ''[[The Thin Man (TV series)|The Thin Man]]''
| Mrs. Blascombe
| 6 episodes
|-
|-
| 1958
| 1958
| ''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]''
| ''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]''
| Hetty Lake
| Hetty Lake
| Season 2 Episode 2: "Outlaw's Wife"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1958–1959
| ''[[The Thin Man (TV series)|The Thin Man]]''
| Mrs. Blascombe
| 3 episodes
|-
|-
| 1958–1962
| 1958–1961
| ''[[The Real McCoys]]''
| ''[[The Real McCoys]]''
| Amanda Comstock
| Amanda Comstock
| 3 episodes
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Buckskin (TV series)|Buckskin]]''
| Mrs. Newcombe
| Season 1 Episode 35: "The Manager"
|-
|-
| 1959-1961
| 1959-1961
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| Blossom Kenney
| Blossom Kenney
| 10 episodes
| 10 episodes
|-
| 1959
| ''[[Buckskin (TV series)|Buckskin]]''
| Mrs. Newcombe
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1960
| 1960
| ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]''
| ''[[Adventures in Paradise (TV series)|Adventures in Paradise]]''
| Agnes Higgins
| Agnes Higgins
| Season 2 Episode 12: "Incident in Suva"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
|1960
| 1960
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Old Women
| Old Woman
| Season 1 Episode 31: "[[The Chaser (The Twilight Zone)|The Chaser]]"
| episode: "[[Kick the Can]]"
|-
| 1960
| ''[[The Tom Ewell Show]]''
| Flora Roberts
| Season 1 Episode 9: "Site Unseen"
|-
| 1961
| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
| Elderly Woman
| Season 7 Episode 3: "Maria"
|-
|-
| 1961
| 1961
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| Matron
| Matron
| 1 episode
| 1 episode
|-
| 1962
| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''
| Mrs. Phelan the Maid (uncredited)
| Season 7 Episode 36: "First Class Honeymoon"
|-
| 1962
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Mrs. Summers
| Season 3 Episode 21: "[[Kick the Can]]"
|-
|-
| 1962
| 1962
| ''[[Thriller (U.S. TV series)|Thriller]]''
| ''[[Thriller (U.S. TV series)|Thriller]]''
| Mercedes
| Mercedes
| Season 2 Episode 29: "The Lethal Ladies"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1963
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Mrs. Chamberlain
| Season 4 Episode 10: "[[No Time Like the Past]]"
|-
|-
| 1963
| 1963
| ''[[The Joey Bishop Show (sitcom)|The Joey Bishop Show]]''
| ''[[The Joey Bishop Show (sitcom)|The Joey Bishop Show]]''
| Mrs. Fenton
| Mrs. Fenton
| Season 2 Episode 21: "Ellie, the Talent Scout"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1964
| ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]''
| Plump Lady
| Season 2 Episode 24: "The Gentleman Caller"
|-
|-
| 1964
| 1964
| ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''
| ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''
| Mrs. Langwell
| Mrs. Langwell
| Season 2 Episode 29: "The Dress Shop"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1965
| 1965
| ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''
| ''[[Petticoat Junction]]''
| Miss Hogan
| Miss Hogan
| Season 3 Episode 9: "Hooterville Hurricane"
| 1 episode
|-
|1966
|That Girl
|Credited as Woman (Rose from Yonkers)
|Season 1 Episode 12 "Soap Gets In Your Eyes"
|-
|-
| 1966
| 1966
| ''[[Hey, Landlord]]''
| ''[[Hey, Landlord]]''
| Mrs. Fritzell
| Mrs. Fritzell
| Season 1 Episode 15: "How're You Gonna Keep 'em Down, After They've Seen the Rug"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1967
| 1967
| ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
| ''[[Ironside (1967 TV series)|Ironside]]''
| Hotel Clerk
| Hotel Clerk
| Season 1 Episode 7: "Tagged for Murder"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1968
| 1968
| ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''
| ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]''
| Soapie
| Soapie
| Season 7 Episode 11: "The Mustangers"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1969
| ''[[The Mothers-in-Law]]''
| Lucille
| Season 2 Episode 26: "The Not-So-Grand Opera"
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Room 222]]''
| The Supervisor
| Season 1 Episode 11: "Alice in Blunderland"
|-
|-
| 1970
| 1970
| ''[[The Mod Squad]]''
| ''[[The Mod Squad]]''
| Mrs. MacCready
| Mrs. MacCready
| Season 2 Episode 15: "Sweet Child of Terror"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1971
| ''[[The Mod Squad]]''
| Landlady
| Season 4 Episode 13: "Death of a Nobody"
|-
|-
| 1971
| 1971
| ''[[Nanny and the Professor]]''
| ''[[Nanny and the Professor]]''
| Aunt Agatha
| Aunt Agatha
| Season 2 Episode 19: "The Balloon Ladies"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Adam-12]]''
| Mrs. Sarah Pierce
| Season 3 Episode 21: "Log 164: The Poachers"
|-
|-
| 1972
| 1972
| ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]''
| ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]''
| Agnes Howett
| Agnes Howett
| Season 1 Episode 15: "Operation: Lady Luck"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1973
| 1973
| ''[[The Rookies]]''
| ''[[The Rookies]]''
| Mrs. Gleason
| Mrs. Gleason
| Season 2 Episode 13: "Another Beginning for Ben Fuller"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
| 1974
| 1974
| ''[[Rhoda]]''
| ''[[Rhoda]]''
| Mrs. Fosner
| Mrs. Fosner
| Season 1 Episode 10: "The Honeymoon"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1974
| ''[[Happy Days]]''
| Mrs. Harrison
| Season 2 Episode 11: "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas"
|-
|-
| 1975
| 1975
| ''[[Happy Days]]''
| ''[[Happy Days]]''
| Lady
| Lady
| Season 2 Episode 20: "Fish and the Fins"
| 1 episode
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Barney Miller]]''
| Mrs. Richline
| Season 1 Episode 6: "The Stakeout"
|-
|-
| 1976
| 1976
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| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
| 1977
| 1977–1978
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| Mrs. Downey
| Mrs. Downey
| Season 1 Episode 6: "Baby Food"
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1977
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| Mrs. Downey
| Season 1 Episode 7: "Taking Its Toll"
|-
| 1978
| ''[[CHiPs]]''
| Margaret Downey
| Season 1 Episode 16: "Vintage '54"
|-
|-
| 1979
| 1979
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| ''[[Barney Miller]]''
| ''[[Barney Miller]]''
| Miss Stratton
| Miss Stratton
| 1 episode, (final appearance)
| Season 7 Episode 1: "Homicide: Part 1" (final appearance)
|}
|}


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==External links==
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* {{Find a Grave|6725871}}


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Latest revision as of 18:07, 22 December 2024

Marjorie Bennett
Bennett in 1922
Born(1896-01-15)15 January 1896
York, Western Australia, Australia
Died14 June 1982(1982-06-14) (aged 86)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Other names
  • Margery Bennett
  • Marjorie E. Bennett
OccupationActress
Years active1917–1980
Spouse
William Cady Jr.
​
​
(m. 1932; died 1976)​
RelativesEnid Bennett (sister)

Marjorie Bennett (15 January 1896 – 14 June 1982) was an Australian actress who worked mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States. She began her acting career during the silent film era.

Early life

[edit]

Bennett was born in York in Western Australia. Her sisters Enid (1893–1969) and Catherine (1901–1978) were also Hollywood film actresses.[1][2]

Career

[edit]

Bennett began acting in films in 1917 and later made the transition to talking pictures with bit roles in Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949), and Washington Story (1952). In 1952, she appeared as Charlie Chaplin's landlady in the film Limelight[3] and later had guest roles on The Great Gildersleeve, Four Star Playhouse, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, I Love Lucy, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, and December Bride. Between 1958 and 1961, she appeared as Amanda Comstock in three episodes of ABC's The Real McCoys, starring Walter Brennan. From 1959 to 1961, she was cast ten times as Blossom Kenney on CBS' The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, starring Dwayne Hickman.

During the 1970s, Bennett had television roles on Mission: Impossible, Adam-12, CHiPs, Night Gallery, McMillan & Wife, and Phyllis. She had a role opposite Richard Widmark in the 1973 television film Brock's Last Case. In the 1973 film Charley Varrick, starring Walter Matthau, Bennett portrayed Mrs. Taft, an elderly gardener living in a trailer park who is convinced that every man she meets wants to seduce her. Bennett also appeared in several television commercials in the 1970s. She made her last on-screen appearance in 1980 on ABC's Barney Miller series.

Personal life

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Bennett was married to William Cady Jr., from 1932 until his death in 1976.[4]

Bennett died in Hollywood, California, on 14 June 1982,[5] and her ashes were interred in the Great Mausoleum's Columbarium of Dawn at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1917 The Girl, Glory Sally Barton Credited as Margery Bennett
1918 Naughty, Naughty! Prudence Sampson
1918 Hugon, The Mighty Marie
1918 The Midnight Patrol Minnie
1946 Dressed to Kill Antique shop assistant Uncredited
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Maid of Marie Grosnay
1948 To the Victor Pablo's Model Uncredited
1948 Silver River Large Woman Uncredited
1948 The Big Punch Housekeeper Uncredited
1948 June Bride Mrs. Nellie Brinker
1949 Flaxy Martin Nora's Neighbor Uncredited
1949 Take One False Step Waitress Uncredited
1949 Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Second Maid Uncredited
1949 Undertow Wife at bar in Vegas Uncredited
1950 Perfect Strangers Mrs. Moore
1950 Peggy Flossie the Maid Uncredited
1950 Two Flags West Mrs. Simpkins Uncredited
1950 The Man Who Cheated Himself Mrs. Muriel Quimby
1951 Lightning Strikes Twice Drug Store Customer Uncredited
1952 The Congregation
1952 Washington Story Woman with Pass Uncredited
1952 Limelight Mrs. Alsop
1952 The Steel Trap Cleaning Woman Uncredited
1953 Never Wave at a WAC Mrs. Martha Pratt Uncredited
1953 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Militant Woman on Soapbox Uncredited
1953 So Big Housekeeper Uncredited
1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home Corset Saleslady Uncredited
1954 Sabrina Margaret
1954 The Human Jungle Mrs. Lee Uncredited
1954 Ricochet Romance Mrs. Harvey
1954 Young at Heart Mrs. Ridgefield Uncredited
1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Fat Movie Patron Uncredited
1955 Kiss Me Deadly Manager
1955 The Cobweb Sadie
1955 Lay That Rifle Down Mrs. Speckleton Uncredited
1955 Female on the Beach Mrs. Murchison
1955 The Girl Rush Woman at Dice Table
1956 Our Miss Brooks Mrs. J. Boynton Uncredited
1956 Autumn Leaves Waitress
1956 Strange Intruder Jodie, Carmichaels' maid
1956 The Girl He Left Behind Madeline's Friend Uncredited
1956 Death of a Scoundrel Angry Woman Uncredited
1957 The Iron Sheriff Nettie Holcomb Uncredited
1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend Townswoman Uncredited
1957 Man of a Thousand Faces Vera, Housekeeper Uncredited
1958 Man on Fire Mrs. Delaney Uncredited
1958 Cry Terror! Woman in Elevator Uncredited
1958 Home Before Dark Hazel Evans
1959 No Name on the Bullet Store Customer Uncredited
1959 Holiday for Lovers Elvira Uncredited
1959 Have Rocket, Will Travel Mrs. Hermine Huntingford Uncredited
1959 Career Fan Magazine Columnist
1960 The Rat Race Mrs. Edie Kerry
1960 Ocean's 11 Mrs. Allenby Uncredited
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Duchess Voice
1961 A Thunder of Drums Mrs. Yates
1961 Summer and Smoke Saleslady Uncredited
1961 Sail a Crooked Ship Mrs. Chowder
1962 Saintly Sinners Mrs. Madigan Uncredited
1962 The Notorious Landlady Autograph Seeker Uncredited
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Dehlia Flagg
1962 Girls! Girls! Girls! Mrs. Dicks Uncredited
1963 Promises! Promises! Mrs. Snavely
1963 4 for Texas Miss Emmaline
1963 The Man from Galveston Mrs. Warren
1964 What a Way to Go! Mrs. Freeman Uncredited
1964 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt Mrs. Berkeley-Kent
1964 The New Interns Apartment Superintendent Uncredited
1964 Mary Poppins Miss Lark
1964 Quick Before It Melts Bar Maid
1964 My Fair Lady Cockney with Pipe Uncredited
1964 36 Hours Charwoman
1964 The Night Walker Manager
1965 Zebra in the Kitchen Hefty Woman Uncredited
1965 The Family Jewels Airline Passenger #5
1966 Billy the Kid Versus Dracula Mary Ann Bentley
1966 The Swinger Philbert's Wife Uncredited
1967 The Reluctant Astronaut Woman at Mailbox Uncredited
1967 Games Nora
1968 Coogan's Bluff Mrs. Fowler, Little Old Lady
1968 Creature of Comfort
1969 The Love God? Miss Pickering
1971 Calliope Snoopy lady Alternative title: Love Is Catching
1973 Stacey Florence Chambers
1973 Charley Varrick Mrs. Taft Alternative title: Kill Charley Varrick
1974 Harrad Summer
1974 Airport 1975 50th Anniversary Celebrant – Passenger
1975 I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? Sleepy Bartender
1979 The North Avenue Irregulars Mother Thurber Alternative title: Hill's Angels
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Widow Season 1 Episode 8: "The Tax Collecting Story"
1952 Racket Squad Mrs. Fogarty Season 3 Episode 6: "Beauty for Hire"
1953 The Pride of the Family Mrs. Mallory Season 1 Episode 5: "Albie Sells the House"
1953 I Married Joan Aquarium Society Woman Season 2 Episode 5: "Tropical Fish"
1953 I Married Joan Miss Patterson Season 2 Episode 7: "Initiation"
1954 My Little Margie Miss Flannigan / The Old Lady Robber Season 3 Episode 25: "Margie Babysits"
1954 Lassie Birdie Brockway (uncredited) Season 1 Episode 7: "Feud"
1954 Lassie Birdie Brockway (uncredited) Season 1 Episode 13: "Sale of Lassie"
1955 I Married Joan Ruth Season 3 Episode 24: "How to Win Friends"
1955–1958 The Bob Cummings Show Mrs. Neimeyer 6 episodes
1956 Lassie Birdie Brockway Season 2 Episode 27: "Lassie's Double"
1956 Lassie Birdie Brockway Season 2 Episode 38: "Diane"
1956 Cheyenne Mrs. Smallwood Season 1 Episode 7: "Decision"
1957 Lassie Birdie Brockway (uncredited) Season 4 Episode 13: "Transition"
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Cake Lady (uncredited) Season 2 Episode 33: "A Man Greatly Beloved"
1957 The Ford Television Theatre Mrs. Morris Season 5 Episode 25: "The Man Across the Hall"
1957–1959 The Thin Man Mrs. Blascombe 6 episodes
1958 Trackdown Hetty Lake Season 2 Episode 2: "Outlaw's Wife"
1958–1962 The Real McCoys Amanda Comstock 5 episodes
1959 Buckskin Mrs. Newcombe Season 1 Episode 35: "The Manager"
1959-1961 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Blossom Kenney 10 episodes
1960 Adventures in Paradise Agnes Higgins Season 2 Episode 12: "Incident in Suva"
1960 The Twilight Zone Old Woman Season 1 Episode 31: "The Chaser"
1960 The Tom Ewell Show Flora Roberts Season 1 Episode 9: "Site Unseen"
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Elderly Woman Season 7 Episode 3: "Maria"
1961 Hong Kong Matron 1 episode
1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Phelan the Maid (uncredited) Season 7 Episode 36: "First Class Honeymoon"
1962 The Twilight Zone Mrs. Summers Season 3 Episode 21: "Kick the Can"
1962 Thriller Mercedes Season 2 Episode 29: "The Lethal Ladies"
1963 The Twilight Zone Mrs. Chamberlain Season 4 Episode 10: "No Time Like the Past"
1963 The Joey Bishop Show Mrs. Fenton Season 2 Episode 21: "Ellie, the Talent Scout"
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Plump Lady Season 2 Episode 24: "The Gentleman Caller"
1964 The Beverly Hillbillies Mrs. Langwell Season 2 Episode 29: "The Dress Shop"
1965 Petticoat Junction Miss Hogan Season 3 Episode 9: "Hooterville Hurricane"
1966 That Girl Credited as Woman (Rose from Yonkers) Season 1 Episode 12 "Soap Gets In Your Eyes"
1966 Hey, Landlord Mrs. Fritzell Season 1 Episode 15: "How're You Gonna Keep 'em Down, After They've Seen the Rug"
1967 Ironside Hotel Clerk Season 1 Episode 7: "Tagged for Murder"
1968 The Virginian Soapie Season 7 Episode 11: "The Mustangers"
1969 The Mothers-in-Law Lucille Season 2 Episode 26: "The Not-So-Grand Opera"
1969 Room 222 The Supervisor Season 1 Episode 11: "Alice in Blunderland"
1970 The Mod Squad Mrs. MacCready Season 2 Episode 15: "Sweet Child of Terror"
1971 The Mod Squad Landlady Season 4 Episode 13: "Death of a Nobody"
1971 Nanny and the Professor Aunt Agatha Season 2 Episode 19: "The Balloon Ladies"
1971 Adam-12 Mrs. Sarah Pierce Season 3 Episode 21: "Log 164: The Poachers"
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury Agnes Howett Season 1 Episode 15: "Operation: Lady Luck"
1973 The Rookies Mrs. Gleason Season 2 Episode 13: "Another Beginning for Ben Fuller"
1974 Rhoda Mrs. Fosner Season 1 Episode 10: "The Honeymoon"
1974 Happy Days Mrs. Harrison Season 2 Episode 11: "Guess Who's Coming to Christmas"
1975 Happy Days Lady Season 2 Episode 20: "Fish and the Fins"
1975 Barney Miller Mrs. Richline Season 1 Episode 6: "The Stakeout"
1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York Mrs. Martha Hudson Television film
1977 CHiPs Mrs. Downey Season 1 Episode 6: "Baby Food"
1977 CHiPs Mrs. Downey Season 1 Episode 7: "Taking Its Toll"
1978 CHiPs Margaret Downey Season 1 Episode 16: "Vintage '54"
1979 Better Late Then Never Marjorie Crane Television film
1980 Barney Miller Miss Stratton Season 7 Episode 1: "Homicide: Part 1" (final appearance)

References

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  1. ^ Katz, Ephraim (1994). The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume (2 ed.). HarperCollins Publishers. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-0627-3089-3.
  2. ^ "Catherine Bennett". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2013[better source needed]
  3. ^ "Chaplin Is Almost Himself Again". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 9 December 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kevin (24 August 1977). "Cheerful Little Old Lady long active as an actress". Los Angeles Times. p. 34 – via The Tuscaloosa News.
  5. ^ "Marjorie Bennett Dead at 87; Acted in Chaplin's 'Limelight'". The New York Times. 22 June 1982. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
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