Arthur Kennedy

Birth Name:

John Arthur Kennedy

Birth Place:

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Actor

Has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for Motion Pictures and one for Television
Joined the Group Theatre after moving to New York and toured with a classical repertory company
Some of his most celebrated performances were directed by Mark Robson
Known not only for his versatility, but also for the naturalness and honesty he brought to complex performances, especially as a member of original casts of Arthur Miller plays on Broadway
Retired in the mid-1980s and so effectively disappeared from the acting world that when restorers were working on restoring "Lawrence of Arabia" and needed him to re-record dialogue, they had to look him up in his hometown telephone directory
Though it interrupted his career, he served in the military during World War II

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