Constance Benson
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Constance Benson (1860-January 19th, 1946) was a British stage and film actress.
Born Gertrude Constance Samwell in London, England, Benson was the wife of Australian actor Frank Benson. She worked in theater for most of her career, but did appear in lead roles in four silent films, all of which were early film adaptations of William Shakespeare plays. She starred in film versions of Shakespeare's Richard III, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and The Taming of the Shrew, all in 1911. She was living in London at the time of her death on January 19th, 1946.
