Background
Kennedy, Charles Rann was born on February 14, 1871 in Derby, England. Son of Edmund Hall and Annie Leng (Fawcett) Kennedy.
Kennedy, Charles Rann was born on February 14, 1871 in Derby, England. Son of Edmund Hall and Annie Leng (Fawcett) Kennedy.
Largely self educated. Honorary Doctor of Laws, St. Mary’s College, California, 1941. Naturalized United States citizen since 1917.
Office boy and clerk from 13 to 16, and lecturer and writer to 26. Actor, press agent, writer of short stories, articles and poems and theatrical business manager to 1905. Since engaged in dramatic writing mainly.
Professor of philosophy and (with wife) head of dramatic department Bennett Junior College, Millbrook, New York, also trustee. Now retired.
Author (plays)
The Servant in the House, 1908. The Winterfeast, 1908. The Terrible Meek, 1911.The Necessary Evil, 1913. The Idol-Breaker, 1914. The Rib of the Man, 1916.The Army With Banners, 1917. The Fool from the Hills, 1919. The Chastening, 1922.The Admiral, 1923
The Salutation, 1925. Old Nobody, 1927
Crumbs, 1931. Flaming Ministers, 1932.Face of God, 1935
Beggar’s Gift, 1935. Isles of the Blest, 1940. The Seventh Trumpet, 1941.Sonnets for Armageddon (appeared weekly in The Witness), 1943.
Member Society American Dramatists and Composers, Society of.
Married Edith Wynne Matthison, July 19, 1898.