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Andrew Bennison

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Andrew Bennison
Born(1886-11-03)November 3, 1886
DiedJanuary 7, 1942(1942-01-07) (aged 55)
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1923–1941

Andrew Bennison (November 3, 1886 – January 7, 1942 in Oakland, California) was an American screenwriter and film director whose career was at its peak in the 1930s.

Bennison was nearly entirely a screenwriter between 1923 and 1942 involved in the writing of some 40 American films of that period. He co-directed the film Born Reckless (1930) with acclaimed director John Ford and a young John Wayne as an extra.

He died in Oxnard, California in January 1942.

Selected filmography