Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 - November 5, 1960) was an innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy." Wikipedia
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His parents were Irish immigrants. At 17, his parents moved to East Berlin, Connecticut, and he became a laborer at American Iron Works, a job he continued when they moved to Northampton, Massachusetts. He happened to meet the actress Marie Dressler in 19 www.imdb.com/name/nm0784407/
