Mack Sennett

Full Name: Mikall Sinnott
Profession: Film Director and Producer

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Biography: One of the most famous Hollywood producers of the silent era, Mack Sennett cofounded the Keystone Company in 1912. His company and productions brought slapstick comedy into film, including now classic gags such as pie-throwing and chaotic car chases.

His Keystone Kop films became famous, produced as comedy shorts , they featured an incompetent police force and featured such early film comedians as Fatty Arbuckle.

His full length films dominated Hollywood's output through the 1920s with such films as "A Small Town Idol" (1921), and "The Shriek of Araby" (1923), which Sennett directed and edited. Famous stars like Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd starred in his films and directors such as Frank Capra received early training under him.

The introduction of sound and the Wall Street Crash destroyed his fortune and he retired in 1935. In 1937 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy.

Born: January 17, 1880
Birthplace: Danville, Quebec, Canada
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: November 5, 1960 (aged 80)