Madge Kennedy (April 19, 1891 – June 9, 1987) was a stage, film and television actress whose career began as a stage actress in 1912 and flourished in motion pictures during the silent film era. In 1921, journalist Heywood Broun described her as "the best farce actress in New York".

Madge Kennedy. Actress: Marathon Man. In 1906, Madge went to New York City to study at the Art Students League where she hoped to become an illustrator. This lasted until she appeared in a student musical, which led to a full time job in a traveling stock company. By 1912, Madge was a Broadway Star with the bedroom farce "Little Miss Brown".

Madge Kennedy was a stage, film and television actress whose career began as a stage actress in 1912 and flourished in motion pictures during the silent film era.

Jun 10, 1987 · Madge Kennedy, who played a series of refined ladies in theatrical vehicles ranging from “Poppy” on the Broadway stage in 1923 (where she portrayed W. C. Fields’ daughter and received billing...

Kennedy, Madge (1890–1987) American actress. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1890; died in Woodland Hills, California, on June 9, 1987; daughter of Gordon Kennedy and Carolyn (Warner) Kennedy; married Harold Bolster; married William B. Hanley, Jr. (a radio producer), in 1934 (died 1959); no children.

Jun 13, 1987 · Madge Kennedy, a stage and silent film star in the early part of the century, died of respiratory failure Monday at the Motion Picture and Television Country Hospital in...

Madge Kennedy became a film star and played in two hits of 1917, "Baby Mine" and "Nearly Married." As a comic actress, she was the least prone to slapstick of her period, and was among the best ensemble performers of the early 1920s.

Aug 17, 2023 · Early silent film star Madge Kennedy, who went on to have a movie and television career that spanned 60 years, spent her childhood in Riverside. Madge Kennedy is shown here, circa 1916, in a portrait by Ira L. Hill.

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Legendary actress, Madge Kennedy, was born on Apr 19, 1891 in Chicago, IL. Kennedy died at the age of 96 on Jun 9, 1987 in Woodland Hills, CA . She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Kennedy was never nominated for an Academy Award.