Arthur Kennedy Overview:

Legendary actor, Arthur Kennedy, was born John Arthur Kennedy on Feb 17, 1914 in Worcester, MA. Kennedy died at the age of 75 on Jan 5, 1990 in Branford, CT and was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Lequille, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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It's a long way down from City for Conquest and High Sierra to Emmanuelle on Taboo Island, but poor Arthur Kennedy travelled every step of the way. This fair-haired American actor with a slightly fretful look and crooked smile spent six years on stage before deciding on a film career. He became a star without quite heading the cast, was five times Oscar-nominated, and ran up a good row of often likeable western villains. His roles deteriorated in quality from 1958, and in the seventies became increasingly frenzied. Died from a brain tumor.

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HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Kennedy was nominated for five Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1949Best Supporting ActorChampion (1949)Connie KellyNominated
1951Best ActorBright Victory (1951)Larry LevinsNominated
1955Best Supporting ActorTrial (1955)Barney CastleNominated
1957Best Supporting ActorPeyton Place (1957)Lucas CrossNominated
1958Best Supporting ActorSome Came Running (1958)Frank HirshNominated
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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures.

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City for Conquest (1940): Starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, and

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2019 From 4 Star Films

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The Great

By Virginie Pronovost on Feb 17, 2019 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

My favourite character actor, would have been 105 today and, for the occasion, I’m hosting the ’s Conquest of the Screen Blogathon. I was initially supposed to write about an episode from The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in which Kennedy starred but, instead, I̵... Read full article


The ’s Conquest of the Screen Blogathon is here!

By Virginie Pronovost on Feb 15, 2019 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

It has finally arrived! Today, we start celebrating my favourite character actor, the incomparable , with the blogathon I’ve created in his honour! The festivities start today and will take an end of February 17 or, more precisely, on what would have been his 105th birthday! Arth... Read full article


Announcing the ‘’s Conquest of the Screen Blogathon’!

By Virginie Pronovost on Nov 14, 2018 From The Wonderful World of Cinema

Hello again! Yes, another year will soon be at our door which means… more blogathons of course! You already know that I’ll be honouring Jean Simmons on her 90th birthday at the end of January with Phyllis Loves Her Classic Movies. BUT there’s someone else I’ve been desperate ... Read full article


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Arthur Kennedy Quotes:

Jackson Bentley: Ow, you rotten man... here, let me take your rotten bloody picture... for the rotten bloody newspapers.


Jim Lefferts: You look like a man who could use a drink.
Elmer Gantry: You know somethin', Jim? There oughta be a law against drinkin'.
Jim Lefferts: There is. Prohibition.
Elmer Gantry: That's against sellin', not drinkin'.
Jim Lefferts: Amen.


Rick Harper: Meet me in St Louis!


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Interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Lequille, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Four of Kennedy's five Oscar-nominated performances were directed by Mark Robson: Champion (1949), Bright Victory (1951), Trial (1955), and Peyton Place (1957). His fifth nod, for Some Came Running (1958) was directed by Vincente Minnelli.

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