Burt KennedyNationality:
American Birthdate:
09/03/1922 Birthplace:
Muskegon, Michigan Death Date:
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biography
Coming to film from radio Westerns, Kennedy penned "Seven Men from Now" (1956), the first of four collaborations with director Budd Boetticher and the first of three with producer-director Andrew V. McLaglen. Moving from the typewriter to the director's chair by the early 1960s, Kennedy continued for a time creating lean, leathery B's and TV Westerns. He also received acclaim for his gritty WWII action drama, "Combat" (ABC, 1962-67).Kennedy's traditional action fare brandished occasional laconic comic touches, but it was really with "The Rounders" (1965) and its spin-off TV series that comedy
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1942
Served with the US Army; awarded Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Began as a radio writer after WWII, specializing in Westerns with an often comic flavor
1956
First feature writing credit, "Seven Men from Now"
Wrote and directed for the ABC Western series, "Lawman"
1961
Feature directorial debut, "The Canadians"
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