Compton Bennett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Compton Bennett

British film director

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1900

Place of Birth: Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Aug-1974

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer.
He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film The Seventh Veil and the 1950 version of the film King Solomon's Mines, an adaptation of an Allan Quatermain story.