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- Birth nameWilliam Dearsley Horn
- Thomas Bentley was born on February 23, 1884 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for After Office Hours (1932), Barnaby Rudge (1915) and The Lackey and the Lady (1919). He died on December 23, 1966 in Bournemouth, England, UK.
- Bentley, born in London and trained as an engineer, became a vaudeville performer celebrated for impersonating Dickens' characters on stage. His directing career in silent films began in 1910 with his adaptations of a number of Dickens' novels to film. After his retirement from filmmaking in 1941 he became technical advisor to the British Film Council.
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