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Jack Kennedy (March 10, 1922 – October 16, 1997) was an American actor and screenwriter.[4] He was known for playing Dion Patrick in the American western television series The Californians.[5]

Adam Kennedy
Kennedy (right) with Maria Tsien in The Californians, 1958
Born	Jack Kennedy[1] (1922-03-10)March 10, 1922 Otterbein, Indiana, U.S.
Died	October 16, 1997(1997-10-16) (aged 75) Kent, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Barbara Curley[2] Susan Adams[3]
Children	2[3]

Life and career

Kennedy was born in Otterbein, Indiana, where he was raised on a farm.[2][3] He attended at the DePauw University,[2] where he later graduated based on art and English.[3] While attending, Kennedy served in the United States Air Force during World War II for which he then returned to his attendance.[2] He studied about acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.[2]

Kennedy began his career after he emigrated to France, in which he made numerous appearances in stage plays.[6] He made his film debut in 1955, first appearing in the film The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell. Kennedy then made two appearances to the anthology television series Chevron Hall of Stars. In 1957, he joined the cast of the new NBC western television series The Californians for its first season. Kennedy played as journalist Dion Patrick.[5] While appearing in the first season, the television series had received low ratings for which his character was then removed.[5]

After being removed from the television series, Kennedy played as Pvt. Maslow in the film Men in War and as Lieutenant Ed Simmons in Bailout at 43,000.[7] He guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Frontier Circus, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Lock-Up, and Crossroads. His final film credit was from the 1957 film The Tall Stranger, where he played as Red. He also played as rancher Brock Hayden in the soap opera television series The Doctors.[1] According to The Indianapolis Star, he was considered with an Irish and Swedish descent.[1]

Kennedy wrote the films The Dove and Raise the Titanic. He was a novelist for which his known work included The Domino Principle which was adapted into a 1977 film, directed and produced by Stanley Kramer.[8] According to The San Francisco Examiner, Kennedy said he turned to writing because he no longer had the ego required to pursue an acting career.[8]

Death

Kennedy died in October 1997 of a heart attack at his home in Kent, Connecticut, at the age of 75.[3][6]

References

External links

• Adam Kennedy at IMDb
• Adam Kennedy at the TCM Movie Database
• Adam Kennedy at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

На других языках

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- [en] Adam Kennedy (actor)

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[es] Adam Kennedy (actor)

Adam Kennedy (10 de marzo de 1922 – 16 de octubre de 1997) fue un actor, guionista, novelista y pintor de estadounidense, conocido por interpretar al editor de periódicos Dion Patrick en treinta y siete episodios de la primera temporada, 1957–1958, de la serie televisiva de la NBC de género western The Californians.[1]

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[fr] Adam Kennedy (écrivain)

Adam Kennedy, né le 10 mars 1922 à Otterbein dans l’Indiana, aux États-Unis, et mort le 16 octobre 1997 à Kent dans le Connecticut, est un écrivain, un acteur, un scénariste et un peintre américain, auteur de roman policier et de roman d'espionnage. Il signe certains de ses romans du pseudonyme John Redgate.

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