Sennett

American

[sen-it] / ˈsɛn ɪt /

noun

Mack Michael Sinnott, 1884–1960, U.S. motion-picture director and producer, born in Canada.

Sennett British

/ ˈsɛnət /

noun

Mack, original name Michael Sinott. 1884–1960, US film producer and director, born in Canada, who produced many silent comedy films featuring the Keystone Kops, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd, for the Keystone Company

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The pair never imagined the series, which held its first premiere in Silver Lake at Mack Sennett Studios, would take off the way it did.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

Yet just as the band was poised to blow up, Rilo Kiley split amid creative and personal tensions between Lewis and Sennett, who’d also been romantically involved.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

Mr. Sennett said he, too, believed that Mr. Smith had initially tried to hold his breath.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

The Sennett family watched from a viewing room that was separate from the one where members of the media and Smith’s attorney were seated.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Sennett and his son had withdrawn a little from the scene and were talking in low voices.

From The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop by Garland, Hamlin

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