Years active 1913–1947 Parents W. S. Webster | Role Actor Name Ben Webster Children Margaret Webster | |
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Died February 26, 1947, Hollywood, California, United States Movies Lassie Come Home, Downhill, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Gay Lord Quex, Miriam Rozella Similar People May Whitty, Margaret Webster, Fred M Wilcox, Thomas Bentley, Alfred Hitchcock |
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Ben Webster (2 June 1864 – 26 February 1947) was an English-born actor, and the husband of actress Dame May Whitty, and father of the British-American stage actress, Margaret Webster. His father, W. S. Webster, was the son of the famous actor Benjamin Nottingham Webster.
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Personal life
Ben Webster was born on 2 June 1864 in London and married May Whitty in 1892 there. He acted in films for 30 years from 1913 to 1943. He and Whitty emigrated to California, where they remained until their deaths.
Death
He died in Hollywood, California during surgery on 26 February 1947, aged 82.
Selected filmography
References
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