Arthur kennedy actor biography

Biography of Arthur Kennedy

John Arthur Kennedy, an American actor, was born on February 17, 1914, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

After graduating from the Carnegie Mellon Institute's Drama Department, he began working with the "Group Theater" company, touring the Midwest with a repertoire of Shakespearean plays. He caught the attention of the renowned British theater actor, Maurice Evans, who included him in the cast of the Broadway production of "Richard III."

Collaborating with Evans, Kennedy continued to perform on stage in Shakespearean plays and contemporary social dramas.

In 1940, thanks to the involvement of the famous James Cagney, he got his first role in the crime film "City for Conquest" (directed by Anatole Litvak and Jean Negulesco). Signing a contract with Warner Bros., Kennedy soon established himself as a young and promising actor, appearing in films such as "Bad Men of