Ben Turbett Explained

Ben Turbett (1874 – March 6, 1936) was an opera performer, actor, and film director in the United States.^[1]

He was born in Salem, Massachusetts and performed in operas as a young man.^[2] In 1909 he appeared in the Broadway production Stubborn Cinderella.^[3]

Filmography

Actor

• The Blue Coyote Cherry Crop d'Ashley Miller (1914)
• The Working of a Miracle d'Ashley Miller (1915)
• The Corporal's Daughter de Will Louis (1915)
• The Broken Word de Frank McGlynn Sr. (1915)

Director

• The Voice of the Violin (1915 film) (1915)
• When Love Is King (1916)
• The Last Sentence (1917)
• The Royal Pauper (1917)
• Builders of Castles (1917)
• The Half back (1917)^[4]
• Gallegher (1917)
• Cy Whittaker's Ward (1917)
• The Courage of the Commonplace (1917)
• The Lady of the Photograph (1917)
• The Courage of the Common Place (1917)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Moving Picture World. January 14, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Moving Picture World. September 29, 1916. World Photographic Publishing Company. Google Books.
3. Web site: Ben Turbett Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos. www.broadwayworld.com.
4. Web site: The Half-back. January 14, 1917. Trove.