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Producer, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., was born Joseph Patrick Kennedy on Sep 6, 1888 in Boston, MA. Kennedy Sr. died at the age of 81 on Nov 18, 1969 in Hyannis Port, MA .

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As early as 1926, he set up a trust fund for the benefit of his wife Rose and the children that were then born. He set up two additional funds in 1936 and 1949. The 1949 trust is the fund that began to set portions of his wealth to his grandchildren. The three funds, plus the Joseph P. Kennedy,Jr. foundation were the chief vehicles for capital conservation. In 1968, the foundation had assets of $22.1 million, and dispersed as much as $1,600,000 to mental retardation research.

Daughters: Rosemary Kennedy (b. 1918), Kathleen Kennedy (b. 1920), Eunice Kennedy Shriver (b. 1921), Patricia Kennedy (b. 1924) and Jean Kennedy Smith (b. 1928).

Was a distant cousin of his wife, Rose Kennedy, whom he married in 1914. Rose was the daughter of John F. Fitzgerald, the Democratic mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, who as the fabled "Honey Fitz" was the most recognized politician in the city.

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