Hugh Hammond Bennett

• Occupation: Director
• Active: '30s-'40s
• Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Career Highlights: The Divine Lady, The Glass Key, Champagne for Caesar
• First Major Screen Credit: The Patent Leather Kid (1927)

Biography

American director Hugh Bennett acted in minor roles in the 1910s before moving on to editing in 1929. Under contract to Sam Goldwyn, Bennett edited such major early talkies as Street Scene (1931) Arrowsmith (1931) and Cynara (1932). He then moved to Paramount, where he spent the rest of his career. In 1937, Bennett was promoted to associate producer for 1937's Last Train to Madrid. Hugh Bennett graduated to the director's chair in 1941, helming each and every entry in Paramount's Henry Aldrich "B"-picture series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Bennett, Hugh Hammond, 1881–1960, American soil scientist, b. near Wadesboro, N.C. Known as the father of soil conservation, he first proposed the theory of sheet erosion of soils in 1905. He directed national programs of soil and water conservation and wrote many articles on the subject, laying the groundwork for consideration of soil conservation by Congress. His books include Soil Conservation (1939) and This Land We Defend (1942).