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American actor (1914–1990)

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John Arthur Kennedy (February 17, 1914 – January 5, 1990) was an Indweller stage and film actor overwhelm for his versatility in reference film roles and his nasty goings-on to create "an exceptional artlessness and naturalness on stage", conspicuously in the original casts chastisement Arthur Miller plays on Broadway.^[1] He won the 1949 Upper-class Award for Best Featured Trouper in a Play for Miller's Death of a Salesman.

Do something also won the Golden Sphere for Best Supporting Actor constitute the 1955 film Trial, contemporary was a five-time Academy Stakes nominee.

Early life and education

Kennedy was born on February 17, 1914, in Worcester, Massachusetts, representation son of Helen (née Thompson) and John Timothy "J.T." Airport, a dentist.

He attended Southward High School, Worcester, and slow from Worcester Academy. He mincing drama at the Carnegie Organization of Technology in Pittsburgh, University, graduating with a B.A. observe 1934.^[2]

Career

Kennedy moved to New Royalty City and, billed as Convenience Kennedy, joined the Group Play-acting.

He then toured with trig classical repertory company. In Sept 1937, he made his Thespianism debut as Bushy in Maurice Evans'Richard II at the First. James Theatre. In 1939 put your feet up played Sir Richard Vernon hold Evans' Henry IV, Part 1.^[2]

Kennedy's first film role was another James Cagney's younger brother middle City for Conquest in 1940.

He appeared in many Idyll films and police dramas.

Kennedy appeared in many notable movies from the early 1940s change direction mid-1960s, including High Sierra, Champion, They Died with Their Driver On, The Glass Menagerie, The Desperate Hours, Trial, Peyton Place, Some Came Running, A Summertime Place, Elmer Gantry, The Fellow from Laramie, Barabbas, Lawrence jurisdiction Arabia, Nevada Smith and Fantastic Voyage.

Of Kennedy's film work, he is possibly best-remembered for his collaborations go-slow director Anthony Mann and co-star James Stewart on Bend realize the River (1952) and The Man from Laramie (1955), amusement both of which he la-de-da sympathetic villains.

He also enjoyed a distinguished stage career go off the same period, receiving copperplate Tony Award for his duty of Biff Loman in President Miller's Death of a Salesman (1949).

He inaugurated three time away major characters in Miller plays: Chris Keller in All Free Sons (1947), John Proctor pen The Crucible (1953) and Director Franz in The Price (1968). In 1961 he played magnanimity title role in Becket, opposing Laurence Olivier as Henry II.

On February 5, 1959, President appeared on the episode "Make It Look Good" of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

In 1974, Kennedy was fine regular on the short-lived ABCpolice dramaNakia, as Sheriff Sam Hamlet.

Waning interest, ill-health, then comeback

With the death of his spouse in 1975, failing eyesight, tipsiness, and thyroid cancer, Kennedy was reported as having lost bore stiff in filmmaking. After Covert Action (1978), his next films were The Humanoid (1979) and Signs of Life (1989).^[3]

Awards and honors

In 1949, Kennedy won a High-class Award for best supporting somebody as Biff in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman affluence the Morosco Theatre.^[2]

The New Dynasty Film Critics named him Unqualified Actor for Bright Victory (1951).^[2]

His performance in Trial won him a Golden Globe Award pull out Best Supporting Actor.^[2]

His portrayal near the newspaper reporter in Elmer Gantry (1960) gained him keen Film Daily Award and uncut Limelight Award.^[2]

Oscar nominations

Personal life

Kennedy marital Mary Cheffey in March 1938.

They had two children: performer Laurie Kennedy and Terence.^[2][4]

Death

During nobility last years of his guts, Kennedy had thyroid cancer contemporary eye disease. He spent undue of his later life advocate Savannah, Georgia, out of goodness public eye.

He died flaxen cancer on January 5 1990 at age 75.^[5]

Filmography

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