Arnold Kent

Arnold Kent
Born	Lido Manetti 21 January 1899 Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Died	29 September 1928 (aged 29) Los Angeles, California United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1917–1928 (film)

Arnold Kent (1899–1928) was an Italian-born American actor. He was born in Florence as Lido Manetti and acted under that name in Italy, appearing in films such as Goodbye Youth (1918)^[1] and Quo Vadis (1924). He moved then to Hollywood where he played supporting roles in films such as Hula (1927) with Clara Bow and Clive Brook. He died in Los Angeles the following year after a car accident shortly before he was due to make a film with Mary Pickford.^[2]

Selected filmography

• The Clemenceau Affair (1917)
• Goodbye Youth (1918)
• Through the Shadows (1923)
• Quo Vadis (1924)
• The Hearth Turned Off (1925)
• Maciste against the Sheik (1926)
• Evening Clothes (1927)
• Hula (1927)
• The Woman on Trial (1927)
• Beau Sabreur (1928)
• The Showdown (1928)
• The Woman Disputed (1928)

References

1. Goble p.356
2. Phillips & Vincendeau p.319

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. Journeys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood. BFI, 2006.

External links

• Arnold Kent at the Internet Movie Database