Curtis Benton
Horatio Curtis Benton was an American actor and screenwriter for silent films and early talkies.Biography
Born in Toledo, Ohio, Benton, attended Vanderbilt University and embarked upon a stage career in 1903, appearing with Robert [Hilliard (actor)|Robert Hilliard] in A Fool There Was, and two seasons with Cohan and Harris' company where he played parts in The Fortune Hunter, Broadway Jones, and others. His film career included supporting roles in The Pursuit Eternal, Conscience , 20,000 Leagues [Under the Sea (1916 film)|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea], Jealousy, The Siren, Fireman, Save [My Child (1932 film)|Fireman, Save My Child] and Kid Galahad. His writing credits include The [Uninvited Guest (1924 film)|The Uninvited Guest], It Is the Law, and The Phantom Bullet. In his later years he was a boxing announcer at the Hollywood Stadium.Death
He died in Hollywood in 1938 after a six-months illness.Filmography