4 3 ), ▁the ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut ▁native ▁appeared ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁mov ies ▁and ▁television ▁programs . ▁Although ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁motion ▁picture ▁career ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁supporting ▁roles , ▁he ▁star red ▁alongside ▁John ▁Car rad ine ▁in ▁Is le ▁of ▁F org ot ten ▁S ins ▁( 1 9 4 3 ), ▁which ▁was ▁re - iss ued ▁as ▁Mon so on . ▁ ▁F ent on ▁was ▁married ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 - 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁A que ena ▁Bil otti , ▁daughter ▁of ▁sculpt or ▁Salv ad ore ▁Bil otti . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁daughters , ▁A lic ia ▁and ▁Hon ore e . ▁They ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁often ▁confused — in ▁print ▁and ▁online — with ▁screen writer ▁and ▁novel ist ▁Frank ▁F ent on ▁( 1 9 0 3 ▁- ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ). ▁The ▁actor ▁dropped ▁his ▁last ▁name ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁other ▁well - known ▁Mor ans ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁including ▁prize fig h ter ▁Frank ▁Mor an , ▁drama ▁rep orter ▁Frank ▁Mor an , ▁and ▁George ▁Mor an ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁comedy ▁team ▁Mor an ▁and ▁Mack . ▁ ▁Death ▁F ent on ▁died ▁at ▁U CLA ▁Medical ▁Center ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 1 .