Bennett, Eileen (1920–)

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Bennett, Eileen (1920–)

English actress. Born July 8, 1920, in London, England; m. Thomas W. Hammond (American army officer), 1945 (died 1970); children: David Hammond and Nicholas Hammond (actor who played the eldest von Trapp child in Sound of Music).

On London stage, played the ingenue lead in Arsenic and Old Lace (1942–45); films include Thursday's Child and Much Too Shy; on marriage, moved to US.

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