Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian born actor, director, comedian and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. He produced more than 1,000 silent films and several dozen talkies during a 25-year career. He became a United States citizen in 1932. Sennett was born and raised in Richmond, Quebec. He moved to Connecticut when he was 17 years old. In New York City, he took on the stage name Mack Sennett and became an actor, singer, dancer, clown, set designer, and director for the Biograph Company. He later opened Keystone Studios in Edendale, California, in 1912. Keystone possessed the first fully enclosed film stage, and Sennett became famous as the originator of slapstick routines such as pie-throwing and car-chases, as seen in the Keystone Cops films. He also produced short features that displayed his Bathing Beauties, many of whom went on to develop successful acting careers. Sennett's work in sound movies was less successful, and he was bankrupted in 1933. In 1938 he was presented with an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to film comedy. Mack Sennett died in Woodland Hills, California in 1960, aged 80. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Mack Sennett, nascut Michael Sinnott (Richmond, Canadà, 17 de gener de 1880 - Woodland Hills, Califòrnia, 5 de novembre de 1960), va ser un actor, productor i director de cinema quebequès, conegut com el rei de la comèdia. Fou el creador de la comèdia de clatellades i el descobridor de grans estrelles del cinema mut com Charles Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle, Gloria Swanson, Carole Lombard, Bing Crosby, Ford Sterling i molts d’altres.

麦克·森尼特（Mack Sennett，原名迈克尔·辛诺特；1880年1月17日－1960年11月5日）是一位加拿大裔美国制片人、导演、演员和工作室负责人，在他的职业生涯中被称为“喜剧之王”。

麥克·森尼特（Mack Sennett，原名邁克爾·辛諾特；1880 年 1 月 17 日－1960 年 11 月 5 日）是一位加拿大裔美國製片人、導演、演員和工作室負責人，在他的職業生涯中被稱為“喜劇之王”。