Ben Turpin

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American comedian actor comedian film actor person silent film actor slapstick comedian

Ben Turpin was a cross-eyed American silent film comedian known for his slapstick performances and work with studios like Mack Sennett’s Keystone.

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Ben Turpin canonical 9

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instanceOf American comedian ⓘ
actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
person ⓘ
silent film actor ⓘ
slapstick comedian ⓘ
activeIn silent film era ⓘ
birthName Bernard Turpin ⓘ
burialPlace Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
collaboratedWith Charlie Chaplin ⓘ
Ford Sterling ⓘ
Mabel Normand ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1869-09-19 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1940-07-01 ⓘ
distinctiveFeature crossed eyes ⓘ
small mustache ⓘ
employer Mack Sennett Studios ⓘ
surface form: Mack Sennett’s Keystone Studios
eyeCondition strabismus ⓘ
familyName Turpin ⓘ
genre slapstick ⓘ
givenName Bernard ⓘ
hairColor brown ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
name Ben Turpin self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor cross-eyed appearance ⓘ
parody roles in silent films ⓘ
silent film comedy ⓘ
notableWork A Small Town Idol ⓘ
Mr. Flip ⓘ
The Love Expert ⓘ
The Masquerader ⓘ
The Shriek of Araby ⓘ
Yankee Doodle in Berlin ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
placeOfBirth New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Santa Monica ⓘ
surface form: Santa Monica, California, United States
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Babette Dietz ⓘ
Carrie Le Mieux ⓘ
workedFor Keystone Studios ⓘ
workedWith Mack Sennett ⓘ
yearsActive early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ

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Edison Studios → notableEmployee → Ben Turpin ⓘ
Essanay Studios → employed → Ben Turpin ⓘ
Keystone Studios → employed → Ben Turpin ⓘ
The Show of Shows → hasCastMember → Ben Turpin ⓘ
The Champion → castMember → Ben Turpin ⓘ
His New Job → starring → Ben Turpin ⓘ
His New Job → featuresPerformer → Ben Turpin ⓘ
A Night Out → starring → Ben Turpin ⓘ
Ben Turpin → name → Ben Turpin self-link ⓘ