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Actor Born: February 17, 1914 in Worcester, MA Death: January 5, 1990 in Branford, CT Biography:American actor "Arthur Kennedy" was usually cast in western or contemporary roles in his films; on stage, it was another matter. A graduate of the Carnegie-Mellon drama department, Kennedy's first professional work was with the Globe Theatre Company touring the midwest in abbreviated versions of Shakespearian plays. From here he moved into the American company of British stage star "Maurice Evans", who cast Kennedy in his Broadway production of Richard III. Kennedy continued doing Shakespeare for Evans and agit-prop social dramas for the Federal Theatre, but when time came for his first film, "City for Conquest" (1940), he found himself in the very ordinary role of "James Cagney"'s boxer brother. Throughout his first Warner Bros. contract, Kennedy showed promise as a young character lead, but films like "Bad Men of Missouri" (1941), "They Died with Their Boots On" (1942) and "Air Force" (1943) did... Full Biography
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