Background
Bennett, Ralph Culver was born on March 14, 1878 in at Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin and Clara (Culver) Bennett.
Bennett, Ralph Culver was born on March 14, 1878 in at Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Benjamin and Clara (Culver) Bennett.
Bachelor of Science, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1902, Doctor of Laws (honorary), 1952. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1906, Bachelor of Laws, 1909, Master of Arts, 1909, Doctor of Civil Law 1912, student at Columbia, 1906-1908, Harvard, 1910-1911, Johns-Hopkins, 1912-1913, University of London, 1918-1919, Honorary Doctor of Laws and Doctor of Letters, Metropolitan College of Law.
Instructor Roman Law and general jurisprudence, University Texas, 1913-1914. Head professor, acting dean law department, University Oregon, 1914-1915. Assistant State's attorney, Chicago, 1915-1917.
Counsellor-at-law, 1914-1930.
Lecturer on Motion Pictures Law, University South. California, 1929-1930. Author, lecturer since 1930.
Feature writer, London News of the World, 1932-1933. Has performed on legitimate stage, also in motion pictures and television
Served as Second lieutenant Royal Fusiliers, City of London regiment, World War I. Member Illinois Bar Association, State Bar Texas, Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Legion, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Yale, Harvard, Phi Gamma Delta Graduate (Los Angeles), Altadena Town & Country.
Married Emilie Honeyman, May 24, 1939 (deceased).