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- Birth nameAra Belle Bennett
- Belle Bennett's parents were William and Mary Bendon (stage name Bennett). They appeared in "Billy Bennett's Big Shows" which were traveling shows appearing in tents and local 'opera' houses. The shows presented vaudeville acts and melodramas. Belle was headlining in her teens before moving on to stage and film in her twenties. Dozens of advertisements and articles appeared in the local paper "The Mille Lacs Co. Times." None refer to a circus but to the above mentioned 'shows'.- IMDb mini biography by: Tom Sauer
- SpousesFred Windemere(November 27, 1924 - November 4, 1932) (her death)Howard Ralph Macy(1908 - 1913) (divorced, 1 child)
- Two sons: Ted (born c. 1908) and Bill (deceased prior to 1930).
- Tended to look much older than she actually was, resulting in her being often cast as mothers.
- Screen, stage, and vaudeville actress.
- Before landing a movie contract with the Triangle Motion Picture Company in 1916, she performed in her parent's (William and Hazel Bennett) circus. She first appeared under the big top at the age of 13 as a trapeze artist.
- Cousin of Jessie Matthews.
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