Daun Kennedy
Biography
Daun Kennedy was an American actress whose Hollywood career in the 1940s grew out of an unlikely start. Born in Seattle, she studied music and sang light opera with the Seattle Opera Company before taking a wartime job at the Boeing Aircraft plant, then moved to California and worked as a messenger at RKO Studios. She was signed almost at once, after director Allan Dwan noticed her delivering a message to a Kay Kyser film set and sent her for a screen test. Her debut came with a small role in Around the World (1943), and she went on to appear in Salome, Where She Danced (1945). She played June Bailey, the female lead, in the Universal serial The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945), and starred opposite Bob Shaw in Columbia's Son of the Guardsman (1946). During the war she was also a minor pin-up figure whose picture circulated among U.S. soldiers.
79years old at death
- Born Seattle
- Died Butte County
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 2 years1944 to 1946
Every film, newest first
- 1946A Scandal in ParisIMDb rating 6.5
- 1945Salome, Where She DancedIMDb rating 5.4
- 1944Murder, My SweetIMDb rating 7.5
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Big break
Kennedy's breakout role was June Bailey, the female lead in the 13-chapter Universal serial The Royal Mounted Rides Again in 1945.
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Worked with
Daun Kennedy shares two films with Barbara Bates, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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George Sanders's page
John Litel's page
Alan Napier's page
Ernie Adams's page
Gene Lockhart's page
Edward DmytrykDirector, 1 film, 1944
All films by Edward Dmytryk
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Charles LamontDirector, 1 film, 1945
All films by Charles Lamont
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